Vietnam Assault Helicopters | Memories And Rare Original Combat Audio. Veteran Vance Gammons

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  • Опубліковано 19 кві 2024
  • "Welcome Home" is a new series about the Vietnam War.
    This video contains interviews with Vietnam Veteran Vance Gammons and a rare audio tape with compelling recordings of combat missions.
    Vance Gammons was the Company Commander of the 335th Assault Helicopter Company in an era like no other: the Vietnam War. At the time, none of the Cowboys--as they were called then and today knew what would become of their lives if they were lucky enough to survive their time in the country.
    The original "Cowboys" of A Company, 82nd Aviation Battalion arrived in South Vietnam on 1 May 1965. In September of 1966, A/82nd was redesignated the 335th Aviation Company (Airmobile Light,) and eventually the 335th Assault Helicopter Company. The first A/82nd patches are extremely rare, but I'm obtaining a drawing of the original design. The Cowboys spent over 30 months in direct combat support of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, an association that culminated in the battles around Dak To from June to December of 1967. During that time period, the Cowboys were awarded the PUC, The MUC w/ 1 OLC, and three RVN Gallantry Crosses w/Palm.
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  • @Dronescapes
    @Dronescapes  28 днів тому +5

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  • @barneykunkel8452
    @barneykunkel8452 16 днів тому +1

    After doing 23 months in country with A Troop 1/9 Air cav and 92 nd Assault Helicopter Company, this brings it ALL back. Thank you.

  • @spo307
    @spo307 24 дні тому +4

    WELCOME HOME, THANK YOU FOY UR SERVICE

  • @davelane4055
    @davelane4055 27 днів тому +5

    Welcome home belatedly to all the brave Vietnam veterans WHOOAH

  • @nonyabiz2777
    @nonyabiz2777 27 днів тому +8

    War is delightful for those who have no experience of it. We know our cost as a nation. Make no mistake we children of our hippie liberal parents love our Vietnam vets. We were disgusted and ashamed of our drugged up hippies parents. I fly our American flag and our P.O.W flag every day and will till I die. We will never forget our warriors then and now. Our kids and grandchildren also respect and remember our warriors. We can never let our nation forget our warriors ever again.

  • @josephfuselier
    @josephfuselier 21 день тому +2

    I served in The Louisiana Army National Guard Aviation units 199th and 812th/813th Air Ambulance UH-1H Huey Helicopter units. All the pilots were Vietnam Era Pilots during the 80's. I have greatest respect for allbof them. I experienced nap of the earth lowlevel flying. It was superb as these aviators flew low level to avoid enemy fire during battle. I worked in flight operations as a coordinator Mos 15p/ 93p. Fort Rucker was where i went for training. The motto is Above The Best! Best helicopter pilots made! Salute, respect, and honours go to all who wear the wings of an Army Aviator. I lster went full time Army in March 2nd 1988. Ooorah! Air Cavalry!

  • @dadequalcustody8350
    @dadequalcustody8350 27 днів тому +6

    Wish I had invested in Bell helicopters back then.

  • @Brett-fn6ks
    @Brett-fn6ks 28 днів тому +2

    God Bless all of those poor Heroes.

  • @RobertCunningham-cw4bv
    @RobertCunningham-cw4bv 27 днів тому +5

    Great doc Mr Dronescapes. Very interesting and informative as well. Great moment when the helicopter pilot was telling the interviewer that he should interview his brother for another perspective on the war and was getting emotional thinking about it. Very moving. Thank you for a great look back in time.

  • @jetobey5656
    @jetobey5656 26 днів тому +1

    I know Albrect ---- returning home he became a Secret Service Agent in my region. He was just as admirable in that role as he was in military service.

  • @MichaelSSmith-hs5pw
    @MichaelSSmith-hs5pw 22 дні тому +2

    M-60 Door Gunner
    Alpha Troop
    1st Squadron,
    9th Cavalry Regiment
    1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
    An Khe, Vietnam 1969
    Gunslinger here
    The man in the doorway
    “Get Some”

  • @fload46d
    @fload46d 15 днів тому +1

    I wear my Vietnam hat whenever I can to honor the guys that didn't come back and to meet my fellow veterans of that conflict. And when we were there, all we heard all day was choppers flying overhead. When I got to the states and out of the Army, I bought civilian clothes right away and wore them the rest of the time as I travelled home. Never had a problem.

  • @scottmattoon9054
    @scottmattoon9054 20 днів тому +1

    I wish the date of the interview was listed. Never on youtube. Uggh

  • @cattlecreekphotographybyto8954
    @cattlecreekphotographybyto8954 19 днів тому +1

    The voice at 14:00 sounds like Elvis. Actually, if you listen for the next several minutes, you would swear it's Elvis.

  • @ChezMcVey
    @ChezMcVey 3 дні тому

    That's my husband in the cover photo, running toward the Huey!!

  • @Ratkill
    @Ratkill 27 днів тому +1

    Not to shill but Audible has like 30+ Audiobooks and memoirs from Vietnam helicopter pilots that are included in the membership. Sometimes there's a promo for like 8 bucks a month for a few months. A lot of pretty good ones. For anyone interested in the subject

  • @markjfox866
    @markjfox866 26 днів тому +1

    Great documentry an footage.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎖🎖🎖🎖

  • @ak-bf9wi
    @ak-bf9wi 17 днів тому +2

    God bless US.

  • @02bottel
    @02bottel 22 дні тому +1

    My Dad severed in the full war of Korea and the full war of Vietnam My brother was born in Fort Lewis I was support to be born in the fort back in 1955-1957 the cia was doing experience on enlisted men wifes on the west coast my Mom got wise to it and took me out of the program at the 8th month of her pregnancy and had me born at St. Joseph's in Tacoma Washington. It was the mine control drug they were feeding my mother. It was the extinction of What Hitler was doing back in the 1940's while she was pregnant with me. My older bother never got any of the treatment. only me.

    • @02bottel
      @02bottel 22 дні тому +1

      Ya! P.S. they made my dad a 33 degree night of what ever. they try to do me after i was grow up I Said HELL NO.

  • @jimcaufman2328
    @jimcaufman2328 27 днів тому +10

    The commentator must have been a used car salesperson when the Army hired him. Just my point of view as a helicopter pilot in the 1st Cav 11,1967 to 11,1968. A/227, Chickenman rules.

    • @imperialmodelworks8473
      @imperialmodelworks8473 26 днів тому +2

      May I ask what you mean by that?

    • @spo307
      @spo307 24 дні тому +1

      WELCOME HOME CHICKENMAN

    • @MichaelSSmith-hs5pw
      @MichaelSSmith-hs5pw 22 дні тому +2

      M-60 Door Gunner.
      Alpha Troop.
      1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment
      1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
      An Khe, Vietnam 1969
      Gunslinger here
      The man in the doorway!
      “Get Some!”

    • @JasmineJDMgirl
      @JasmineJDMgirl 17 днів тому +2

      ❤very cool 😎 to hear from you guys ex nam vets and vets alike . Take care 🙂 ❤
      Jasmine from Sydney australia 🇦🇺 💕 ❤

  • @keithfinnell7505
    @keithfinnell7505 9 днів тому

    There are to many commercials in this video!

    • @Dronescapes
      @Dronescapes  9 днів тому

      You might want to look into UA-cam Premium, which will remove all ads, among other perks that come with it

  • @markjfox866
    @markjfox866 26 днів тому

    🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖

  • @jimmeryellis
    @jimmeryellis 27 днів тому +1

    Not fun.

  • @bluediver2
    @bluediver2 23 дні тому +2

    The war was a waste the Korean War also We don’t owe all these people anything we don’t know them they are strangers including NATO