Let me add that I flew as a door gunner and crew chief on UH-1D model slicks during August 1969 and August 1970 in the I Corps region of South Vietnam. I was in the slicks and we had a company of assault helicopters which was D Company. A Co./ 123rd Avn. Bn. We had Charlie model gunships in 1969 then we received brand new Huey Cobra gunships. I recall admiring them and marveling at how narrow they were.

I was 10 when this guy was being so brave, I'm 64 now ex soldier, and firmly salute his luck, and his professional attitude.....hats off sir

Camp Holloway/Pleiku were in the central highlands II Corps. It was no where near the DMZ. I flew helicopters out of Camp Evans for the 101st In I Corp. we were South if the DMZ between Quang Tri and Hue. I know the territory well.

As a Marine Vietnam Vet you have my highest respect.....

Thanks for your service Doc. CWO4, USN, Ret, 73-95

Thank you for your service sir. Welcome home

It’s amazing how watching these videos about Vietnam ,Ann the turmoil at the time, it’s like it’s happening all over again with Afghanistan,Iran,Russia, and china. We need every piece of information on diplomacy and war that we can get.

thank you so much for sharing you experience in vietnam

When I served from '61-'64 the last staging area was Okinawa Japan.

Thanks for your service sorry you had to come home with such disrespect.

Huey helicopter was built in Philadelphia PA also!

Mr. Garrison, I like your videos so much I just bought your book. Thanks! :-)

Thanks for sharing these experiences! 🙏

One of many heroes. Are any of us ready to do this? What a man.

I served with the pink Panthers in 1971. I worked avionics.

Salute Doc. We (the 170th) shared the Christmas Tree with you guys (the 119th) in '69. Bikinis & Bucs on the Beach, Gators & Crocs in the swamp. Warrants & the Huey were the backbone of Army Aviation. 200 combat flying hrs. to become an AC as I recall, rank notwithstanding. The Central Highlands - the hover hole was the ultimate test of pilot control and crew coordination. Wouldn't take a million dollars for the experience or give you two cents to do it all again. God bless and welcome home.

I was too young to go to Vietnam but I can clearly remember the news each evening giving the body count, showing video etc.. Later I had a job where I spent around 1 to 2 hours per week riding in the UH-1 so over the course of 9.5 years I accumulated many hours ridding in the UH-1. Most every pilot I flew with was a Vietnam pilot. Most were crazy but they sure had some pilot skills. Much respect for you and your service. One pilot, my good friend Roger Brown had lots of slides of his tours in Vietnam. He flew the UH-1 and later the Cobra. One set of slides was from a crash he had. Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Dr mr Garrison! as a child....(born july64 we by eight were taught by parents born in Ontario whom saw world war two..korea ..58' and more...We had to watch news!! I was eldest son.....what ten eleven.....I would have gone if canada was brought into war..by then a lot of americans whom served came to ontario to avoid further..many had injuries....and all about us we had U boat captians..hungarian freedom fighters...and by seventy nine vietnam boat people whose bretheren were machine gunned in their escape...my uncles had served in italy..sicily....I had the daughter of an air ace RAF from malta....McElroy.....In the future I met kids from Bosnia.....not sure why they were there..and knew basically mercanaries........I read so many books trying to undertand the great fear I had about these places.......I fear flying......exposed up there at an LZ IS something......I greatly like your very strong stories.......I find your demenour and story excellent......I studied sim sites to know about the Bells.....and the ground forces fighting you......Knew some river boat captians whom got head injuries from hitting mines.....twenty something....no easy stories war.....I greatly admire your bravery sir and your sharing of what it was like!!! thank U very much!

Wonderfully told, very likeable character

This man is a "character" only John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, or Humphrey Bogart can play.....cool as ice Hero.

Welcome Home!

definetely getting your audio book.

Awesome

Holloway. we flew single ship missions in the evening around the area looking for rocket tubes. When we got rocketed we'd stand on top of bunker drinking beer and pretending to direct the rockets to the flight line. Local man we called Batman burned our poop in the cut up 55 gallon drums every day. Rats the size of pitbulls. Comfort women knocking on our hootch door every other night. Then going sight seeing around Dak To and Kontum and areas west during the day. Other wars going on inside the camp: Em vs Officers, dopers vs juicers, blacks vs whites. Worst year of my life and swore I would never go back if I survived.

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