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This page is dedicated to the men of
Unit History The 17th AHC/The Kingsmen, arrived in Vietnam the first week of October, 1967. Upon their arrival in Vietnam, the 17th's first base was set up at Long Binh. Their general area of operation was known as "The Plantation". They also had part of the unit at Bau Loc supporting the Montagyards (a mountain tribe of Vietnam). They remained at Long Binh until shortly after Tet of ' 68, then the unit moved 92 clicks north of DaNang and established a new base camp that later became known as Camp Eagle. They then began servicing the 101st and were soon absorbed into the 101st and then became "B" Company 101st Avn Bn. Camp Eagle was home to many units from other Divisions including the 101st Airborne Division, 82nd Airborne, 2/17 Cavalry, 801st Signal Battalions, 173 Airborne, and many more.
Just a note to all Rotorwash visitors. I have had numerous people ask in the past if there is any way they can help with the payment of the site. In thinking this over, I have decided to add a donation button to the bottom of the Kingsmen page and the main page for those who wish to make a donation to Rotorwash.net. It is not required or requested. Simply for those who have asked to help for the cost and upkeep of the site. It is being handled through Paypal. This is an online payment center and is very safe and secure. It is the number one payment method used for Ebay. I have personally used it probably over a 100 times with no problems or security problems. Just click the button below and it will take you to the Paypal site and simply follow the instructions. Feel free to email me with questions. Thanks, Marty 06/23/07 Updates to the Camp Eagle and the Kingsmen Memorial Pages!
HUGE KINGSMEN IRAQ 2006 PHOTO PAGE UPDATE!!OVER 100 PHOTOS ADDED!!
CLICK LINK BELOW TO VIEW
Kingsmen Directory Update! 07-10-2006 Pictures added to the Kingsmen Directory, 2004 Reunion, Long Binh and Camp Eagle pages. Thanks to Ken Simonian for the Photos! Kingsmen 2006 Reunion Page now up!! Click below for reunion page.
Memorial Page The page is a memorial page dedicated to those Kingsmen who were lost during the Vietnam War and those who have pasted since. Click on the picture below to see the memorial page.
Stories from members of the Kingsmen during their tours of duty in Vietnam, Iraq Etc. Click on the words above to get to the page. Please stop by and check out the Kingsmen PX. The Kingsmen have quite a few very talented people who have painted paintings, wrote books, etc. This page will serve as a showcase for those Kingsmen who have personal works for sale. These guys are very humble and some of the nicest folks I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I have decided to showcase their works strictly on my own and chose to do so because of the quality of the work and the people behind it. The new Kingsmen online directory is now up and running. Click on link above.
Kingsmen Photos
Pictures on the following pages were submitted By CW
Jackson, Richard Frady, JB West, Mike Grisey, Steve Harris, Denis Murphy, Lonnie
Stewart, Ken Simonian and Joe Kline. If I forgot anyone,
please let me know. New photos have been added! Click the links below. All of the Ft Campbell 'Week of the Eagle' picture pages now posted!
Click the banner above for the 'Week of the Eagle' pages!
Click the banner above for the '2004 Reunion' pages!
Original 17th AHC Kingsmen Patch Patch after the 17th joined the 101st
Current Kingsmen Patch Subdued
The memorial page is dedicated to those Kingsmen who were lost during the Vietnam War. Click on the picture below to see the memorial page.
This section contains stories from members of the Kingsmen during their tours of duty in Vietnam, Iraq Etc. Click on the words above to get to the page.
With this memorial we wish to honor another hero of the Vietnam War. One
that was wounded many times. One that saved thousands of lives. A Hero
that has not received one decoration for all the times that it performed
flawlessly. THE HUEY. The UH1 brought many of us back alive. Ask any grunt
what the most beautiful sound he ever heard in country was, and he will
tell you that it was that loud thump, thump, thump of the Huey's
blades. Ask any pilot if he ever screwed up and had his Huey save his ass
by doing things it was not built to do. The Huey never complained. The
Huey never quit. Many times these birds continued to fly with their life's
blood leaking out till the mission was complete. Huey Monument dedication May 18th,1996 |
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Here are the marching orders for the 17th to leave Fort Riley, Kansas in August of 67 & fly cross country to California to be shipped to Vietnam on the Akula Gulf. They flew in three separate flights to the west coast.
The original 17th roster listing all personnel being shipped to Vietnam
Clicking the thumbnail above will open up a new page for viewing the 7 page roster. Contributed by CW Jackson, courtesy of Jon Peterson |
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