VIETNAM
ASSOCIATION
(117thAHCVA)
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.
WELCOME HOME!
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.
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The 117th AHC was formed from the 8th TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (Light Helicopter)
and had these Detachments assigned to it. and Gunners from the 25th Inf.Shotgun Programwho 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next Reunion 2012 At Reno, NV June 20-23, 2012and depart on Sunday. 3 APR 2012 ADDED NEW RESERVATION PHONE NUMBER The reunion will again be hosted by the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association.
If you need information. You can contact me at : namvet42@hotmail.com Al Bennett 117th AHC Crew chief 67-68 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS and REQUEST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RECENT 117th BROTHERS, FAMILY'S or FRIENDS Who Have Need of PRAYERS do to SICKNESS or DEATH
Up-Dated 17 JAN 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Links to 117th PAGES on this site: LIST of KIA's in Vietnam http://www.117thahc.org/gone_but_not_forgotten.htm", 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 2006-2011http://www.117thahc.org/VIEW_GUEST_BOOK_2006.htm", Sign the Guest Book
"http://www.117thahc.org/SIGN%20GUEST%20BOOK.htm", FUTURE REUNIONS http://www.117thahc.org/future 117th reunions.htm> PAST REUNIONShttp://www.117thahc.org/Past 117th Reunions.htm 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"
130th MEDICAL DETACHMENT
140th TRANS.DET. (CHFM)
125th ATC (Air Traffic Control)
256th SIGNAL DETACHMENT
Vhcma has said that the Hotel rooms that are blocked for the reunion discounted rate are over 76% sold. They MAY be able to obtain more rooms.BOOK YOUR ROOM ASAP
CORRECT NUMBER IS: 1-800-648-1177
More information is posted at the 117th Future Reunion page and I will post more information in the future.
Please contact me at: namvet42@hotmail.com
Hello I am trying to find someone who served with the unit during it's deactivation in Vietnam and it's reactivation in Korea,
or any one who served with the unit in Korea in 72-73 time frame.
Jimmy Sutterfield- jrsehs321@tds.net
Jimmy Sutterfield 1SG(Ret)
Mike Skyer has requested prayers for his wife Thea. She is in stage 4 of Esophageal Cancer
Mike is a regular attendee of the annual 117th Reunion a
----UP-DATE 12/15/09---BOB WAGNER, A 117th AHC Veteran.
An author of great humor now has a new book out,
and has offered to donate a portion of the sale of his new book to the 117th AHCVA
((ONLY If you get it directly THROUGH him)). The book is titled
"30 DAYS ON THE BEACH"
