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From: rick deal
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:45:10 -0700 (PDT)
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My name is Rick Deahl 2316264. I was wounded on hill 881 Feb.2, 1968 and medevac'd via a ch-46 helicopter.
Is there any way I could find out who that crazy S.O.B. is that saved my life?
I would also like to purchase your organizations patch for a helicopter pilot who served in Vietnam. I will inform him about your elite club.
My phone number is 404 409 5175
Good Health,
Rick Deahl
rsdeal1@yahoo.com
Posted : 2007-04-18 22:23
Feb. '68 Med-Evac
Probably someone from HMM 364, the Purple Foxes. They were stationed at Phu Bai during that time and ran most of the missions up there.
Posted : 2007-04-25 07:53
White Knights
Jack,
Don't forget HMM-165. We were there then, too! We may have still been on the USS Valley Forge on the 2nd of February, but we ran Med-Evacs where ever needed. However, the HMM-262 Flying Tigers were in Quang Tri then and were ALL OVER the 881N and 881S a.o. then and they would be my first guess. They had an ET on the tail, if you recall anything about the bird you were in.
Posted : 2007-04-25 21:17
881 med-evac
Rick – Glad you’re still with us! Without considerably more information, it is almost impossible to tell which 46 squadron actually picked you up and took you off of 881 on 2 Feb 68.
Med-evac missions in and out the hills during that week were unbelievably high and required several squadrons contributing aircrews in an attempt to stay ahead of the wave of casualties.
262 by default (we were flying out of Quang Tri) was involved very early in January 68 flying continual RON's in support of the Hills and Khe Sanh.
As the siege began and the pace of operations intensified, our aircraft/crew losses were so severe; many squadrons began flying the resupply/med-evac missions into the hills. Super Gaggle was a direct response to the many aircraft being shot down (not just 262's) trying to keep the hill positions alive and med-evac flights operating. Not very long after the siege began, 262 was down to 11 aircraft deemed flight worthy and 7 of those a/c were shot down in and around Khe Sanh.
If you want to provide details of your med-evac, perhaps our squadrons’ (or one of the others) chronology files will shake out something for you. I see that you’ve posted your phone number – I’ll give you a call and see what we can find out.
Glad you made it out - and regardless of what squadron and crew assisted in the effort, we’re proud to see that you’re still with us!
Semper Fi
Kreig “Hip” Loftin
Hmm 262 Vietnam Veterans Association
Squadron Historian
Crew Chief
Vietnam 67 - 68
loftins@aol.com
http://www.hmm-262vietnam.com/
Kreig "Hip" Loftin
HMM-262, Combat Helicopter Association
Posted : 2008-02-10 20:02
