Graywolf88

We still have the Jane Fonda urinal stickers in one of the local VFW posts here. I stop in and pay my respects once in a while. The Hanoi Jane urinal targets are still available on line.

On the wall pictures.

A brass plaque scheduled to go on the Air Force Academy AOG Unit/Mission Wall has a C-130 cast into it which carries the tail number of "Spare 617" -- 62-1787.

776 at CCK in 1971 was with 314 TAW and the paperwork shuffle put the wing at CCK the 374th TAW. The 776 remained at CCK and was still the 776th. Some time after I left in 1973 the 776 was moved from CCK to Clark. It was deactivated around October of 1975.

The 50th was with us at CCK when I got there in 1970. It was TAS then. 776th, 50th, and 345th Squadrons were at CCK while I was there.

Yeah, you are right. I just found another picture of it after they pushed it off to the side. It says 1854 in the picture title.

Kontum 72 ...... not sure what the tail number was. I am sure we left it at Kontum when the base was over run. 865 was also damaged there, but it was repaired and flown back to TSN. Also see; The links are not working right. You will have to paste the URL into the browser. This links to an old copy of the Det 1 Report that I saved. http://www.tanwater.com/834/det1-pg1.html

Listed as a crash on take off. Crew loss; Apr 20 1974 62-1841 AndersonAFB Guam Major Francis E King Major Robert M Monarch 1 LT Nelson T Hicks TSGT Joe L Smith SSGT Larry F Maas SGT Amos W Newsom That is all I have on it. Probably some more info on the Internet.

Yeah, that is the same one sold on Amazon. It is shipped from Tradition Military Video and sold by Amazon. It is not the video with the field that has a hump in the middle of it.

Now available from Amazon.com; C-130 Hercules Operations in VietnamFormat: DVDEditorial ReviewsThis DVD includes the following films focusing on operations in Vietnam of the C-130: "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime" is an overview of C-130 operations in Vietnam including the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing; The AC-130 Gunship: Training and Operations in Vietnam; Operation Junction City: C-130 Airlift; Khe Sanh resupply; C-130 crash at Tan Son Nhut Airbase; C-130 transport of elephant from Special Forces Camp to Chu Lai. Run time 81 minutes Very limited number in stock ..... mine is on the way, they had one more in stock. http://www.amazon.com/Hercules-Operations-Vietnam-Traditions-Military/dp/B000WBFSJ0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1444824059&sr=8-2&keywords=dvd+c-130+operations

Just out in the Sept 2015 American Legion Magazine

Oil painting done by one of the shops in Taichung. Had them put the tail number on because We flew bunch of 7s so much. Still got the painting. I was Loadmaster with 776 TAS at CCK from 70-73. Think maybe I forgot to tell them to change the DH, don't really remember. It was copied from another painting that Big John had done.

Good deal! Congratulations on becoming an "official" Vietnam vet! I think you should probably go ahead and keep pushing for a corrected DD-215 even though that VA didn't require it. The VA is real bad about changing the rules in mid-stream.

I have been through the problem with the VA of proving "boots on the ground" in Vietnam. The VA denied me even though I had documentation of over 200 combat missions and several combat medals. We were TDY and only had blanket orders which are not accepted by the local VA hospital. I finally got it through the VA by getting a DD215 which is an amendment to the DD214. I would recommend that you get in contact with a Veteran's Service Representative at a local VFW post or maybe an American Legion post. If they don't have one at the post they should be able to put you in contact with one. It is a complicated and long process. You will need help. The sooner you start, the better. What you will need to prove "boots on the ground", if the VA there is the same, will be to have a Vietnam Expeditionary Medal and/or the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry added on the DD215. If he is eligible for either of those the Veteran's Service Officer should know how to get the paperwork through. Some VA Hospitals in different locations have different requirements. Someone at the local VFW or American Legion should know what is required. I don't think pictures or blanket orders will help. You will need to request travel vouchers from St. Louis. Don't let the fire story stop you. His travel vouchers should still be there. Good luck with it!

May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos LCOL William H Mason Blind Bat May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos Major Jerry L Chambers Shot Down May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos Capt William T McPhail May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos Capt Thomas B Mitchell May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos SSGT Calvin C Glover May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos SGT Gary Pate May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos A1C John Q Adam May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos A1C Thomas E Knebel May 22 1968 56-0477 Laos A1C Melvin D Rash

Possibly the red cowlings came off of something already painted red. The radome one one of them has a half red paint pattern.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batLVtumizU

The Aircrew Loss list is here, but it is password protected. Couldn't open it. Probably a reason it is password protected.

I am not sure the Air Crew Loss list came with us when the site moved from herkybirds.com I could have missed it in the search and maybe it is here. If not, I do have the entire PDF C-130 Aircrew Loss List current through 2006. I can get it to whoever handles the webmaster duties. PM me if you want it.

Double Click!

There is some clips from one of those old movies in part 2 or maybe 3 of this Wings series. Part of the crew interviews and some other clips are in the series. Don't remember which video they are from, but I recognized the people.

No sure that is a good idea. The copies had "Official Use Only" on them. The video is about 40 years old now, but official is still official.

Forgot the link; http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?media=film&ui=N000001