"It has been 57 years now and some memories are starting to fade. But not those of you, your friendship and those months we spent in Ft. Wolters, Texas and Ft. Rucker, Alabama.
We were kids then, you from Seattle and me from Hoquiam, Washington. We met early on in flight school, attended classes together, flew together and spent much of our free time carousing the back roads of Mineral Wells, Texas and on our road trips to Panama City, Florida on our weekends off while at Ft. Rucker.
Of all that I learned while in your company and in our travels together, the most important was to live every day to the fullest and never ever change who you are for anyone for any reason.
Ft. Wolters and Ft. Rucker are no more, my friend. They are now historical landmarks from those days we lived and where we learned how to fly Army helicopters. Much has been written and history books are full of our brothers in arms, those times and that war.
You were and still are my brother in every sense of the word.
God Bless and be at peace."
Graduation Day. "Arnie" in the middle of several other newly commissioned Warrant Officers in the class of 66-17. On this day, we were awarded our wings, our WO-1 officers bars pinned on our shoulders and our orders. The majority of our graduating class were all headed to fly helicopters in Vietnam.
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Vietnam Movie. 2/20th ARA. 1st Air Cav-1967
Photos taken and compiled in 1967 serving with The 2nd of The 20th, ARA, 1st Air Cav. We flew out of An Khe, Bong Son, The An Lao Valley and Phan Thiet. Lyrics and music by Joe Galloway "God's Own Lunatics" from "The Shadow of The Blade"
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It is my hope this day, that all veterans will never be forgotten for their service and sacrifice to our country.
God Bless America
Thanks for the visit this week
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