This site last updated 16 JAN 2010
117th ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY
117th Assault Helicopter Company Beach Bums, and Warlords Annie Fannys, Pink Panthers, Sidewinders and Roadrunners; This site is about the 117th AHC in Vietnam during the 10 years that it was in country. It includes a short history of the 117th Assault Helicopter Company, a tribute to those of the 117th who did not make it home and to those who have passed away since their return. As well as Roster, Reunion Information,Stories,Photo link to the 117th Flickr Site and much much more. VIETNAM
ASSOCIATION
(117thAHCVA)


WELCOME HOME!
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The 117th AHC was formed from the 8th TRANSPORTATION COMPANY(Light Helicopter)
and had these Detachments assigned to it.
130th MEDICAL DETACHMENT
140th TRANS. DET. (CHFM)
125th ATC (Air Traffic Control)
256th SIGNAL DETACHMENT
and Gunners from the 25th Inf.
Shotgun Program who were TDY to the 117th.
None of us could have done our jobs
without the help of others.
It took all of us to make up the company.

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Next Reunion
2010
At Atlanta, GA
June 17-20, 2010
And again will be hosted by the
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Assoication.
If you need information.
You can contact me at : namvet42@hotmail.com
Al Bennett
117th AHC Crewchief 67-68
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Links to 117th pages on this site:
A List of those who lost their lives in Vietnam http://www.117thahc.org/gone_but_not_forgotten.htm",
A List of those who have passed since Vietnam http://www.117thahc.org/died_after_vietnam.htm",
A Brief History of the 117thhttp://www.117thahc.org/history_of_the_117th.htm",
View the Guest Book for 2006-2009http://www.117thahc.org/VIEW_GUEST_BOOK_2006.htm",
Sign the Guest Book> <"http://www.117thahc.org/SIGN%20GUEST%20BOOK.htm",
Future 117th Reunions http://www.117thahc.org/future 117th reunions.htm>
Past 117th Reunions http://www.117thahc.org/Past 117th Reunions.htm
Names of those known to be in the 8th Trans/117th and Detachments Roster http://www.117thahc.org/Roster.htm
Board of Directors of the 117thAHCVA http://www.117thahc.org/board_of_directors.htm",
Membership Application http://www.117thahc.org/membership_ application.htm
117th AHC Hats , Patches , License Plate Frames( Car & Motorcycle)and T- Shirts : http://www.117thahc.org/for_sale.htm"
All text and personal photos are the possession of 117th AHCVA website or its members and may not be
copied without permission from the webmaster or the contributor ©2009.
If you have photos you would like to see on this page from your tour with the 117th,
please email or snail mail them to me. If hard copies, I will make sure you get them back.
117th PHOTOS are posted on the Flickr Web Site click on the link and enter(117thahc) in the search window.
When you get to the page go to the bottom of the column of photos on the right and click on more sets.
This will open all the photo sets on the site.
Help us to Identify the people in these photos. Thanks.http://www.117thahc.org/please_identify.htm
Special Requests for Help. http://www.117thahc.org/special_requests.htm
Aircraft Incident and Statistics Reports http://www.117thahc.org/incidents_and_statistics.htm
Some of the Company Missions; http://www.117thahc.org/missions.htm
Memories from our 117th Past http://www.117thahc.org/memories.htm
Nostalgia http://www.117thahc.org/nostalgia.htm
Triviahttp://www.117thahc.org/trivia.htm
Stories of Vietnamhttp://www.117thahc.org/stories.htm
Poemshttp://www.117thahc.org/poems.htm
Salutehttp://www.117thahc.org/salute.htm
117th Mentioned Storieshttp://www.117thahc.org/117th_mentioned.htm
Ann MargaretStoryhttp://www.117thahc.org/ann_margaret.htm
Links to Other Sites of Interest Vietnamhttp://www.117thahc.org/links_to_other_sites.htm
D. Company 151st Inf.Rangershttp://www.117thahc.org/d_company_rangers.htm
117th In Korea (Toros) after leaving Vietnamhttp://www.117thahc.org/james_boone.htm
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8th Transportation Company (Light Helicopter)
Now has a Web Page thanks to Hans Halberstadt
Hans was in the 8th 1962-1963
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117th PERSONNEL WHO RECENTLY ARE OR HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED Posted 16JAN2010, Samuel Weir is in Afganistan(117th 69-70) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE 10th COMBAT AVIATION BATTALION (VAGABONDS) PLANS REUNION FOR ALL VIETNAM ERA UNITS IN 2010 The Vagabonds, under the sponsorship of the 281st AHC, will hold its second battalion wide reunion in Saint Louis during the period of August 4-8, 2010, Hotel arrangements have been made at a great hotel with very competitive rates and excellent accommodations to include free shuttle service to the airport ,local eateries and the casinos . The plans call for individual mini-reunions and activities for individual units. In that regard we need unit level contact individuals to act as liaisons with the 281st . All former members of the units assigned to the 10th BN in Vietnam are invited . However, if you were a mail clerk, cook, door gunner, crew chief, mechanic, platoon leader, aviator or filled any other position in any of the 10th Battalion units, this is your reunion. Please contact our unit coordinators: Gary Stagman or Jack Mayhew to be put on the mailing list JACK MAYHEW mailto: intruder06@comcast.net" If you are planning on attending please also notify the 117th at :namvet42@hotmail.com < ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIETNAM HELICOPTER CREW MEMBERS ASSOCIATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 145th COMBAT AVIATION BATTALION (VIETNAM) ASSOCIATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIETNAM HELICOPTER PILOTS ASSOCIATION Also Check out the 117th page at the VHPA Museum site. http://www.vhpamuseum.org/companies/117ahc/117ahc.shtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1ST AVIATION BRIGADE WEBSITE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ohio River Logo used with permission. To contact the Ohio River Chapter of VHPA contact Bob Hamilton at:CAPTBOB757@AOL.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: Ruben Rasso I have been working on a patriotic endeavor to honor the memory of Warrant Officer, Timothy McKiernan, It seems we are getting closer to dedication of a Veterans Memorial in the City of Corona, CA. My hometown when I entered the military in 1967. At dedication, I and Timothy McKiernan would be honored to have the 117th and any member willing to attend, present. For more details, visit our website at:
www.cvmdivision.org/
If you would like to make contact drop me an email and I'll help you get in touch.
Gordan Eatley is now home from Iraq(117th 71)
If you know of others let me know and I'll post them here as well.
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010
Who died in a Helicopter accident on1-28-68 at Bien Hoa Airbase, our base camp.
We were both members of the 117th Asssault Helicopter Company"Warlords".
I will keep you posted as we approach completion.
Ruben Rasso-Specialist 5 117th Assault Helicopter Company "Warlords".
President and Founder Corona Veterans' Memorial Division
rubenrasso@aol.com
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