Vietnam Scenery Gallery
Photographs of the lanscape and people from my two tours in Vietnam, 1967-1968, 1970-1971
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187th AHC Gallery
Photos from my first tour in Vietnam, July 1967 – May 1968, 187th Assault Helicopter Company, “Blackhawks/Crusaders”, Tay Ninh
Big Windy Gallery
Photographs from my second tour in Vietnam, June 1970- April 1971, 180th Assault Support Helicopter Company (Medium) “Big Windy”, Phu Hiep and Tuy Hoa
180th Assault Support Helicopter Company
This page is dedicated to WO1 Ronald Jansinski, KIA, 1971. I served as Big Windy 18, from 1970-1971. It was my second tour and I served as one of the…
No Tail – No Fly
Thu Douc 7 August 1967 The Blackhawks We called ourselves the Blackhawks, but the Army called us the 187th Assault Helicopter Company in Tay Ninh Vietnam. My call sign was…
August 7, 1967 – Razorback 33
January 4, 1991 Dear Bob: I read with interest your letter to the editor and account of the action your unit was involved in near Bien Hoa. I became quite…
January 1968 – FSB Burt and The Hourglass
1. FSB Burt was located astride Route 244, probably at about XT500805. Route 246 runs northwest through Bo Tuc and then Katum. 2. According to radio logs from the 187th…
Black Virgin Mountain (Nui Ba Den)
The Black Virgin Mountain (Nui Ba Den) rose from the rice paddies just a few miles from Tay Ninh. Tay Ninh airfield elevation was about 200 feet above sea level…
August 7, 1967 – Battle of Ni Binh
August 7, 1967 was a monumental day for me. I had been “in country” for less than 30 days and had not yet been into a “hot” LZ under enemy…