From: Bobby McBride bbmc@uswest.net
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 8:21 AM
Subject: WITCHDOCTOR PATCH FOR SALE

Flight, I found this item for sale on Auction Arms. There were two
available and I bought one. One still left. Price is $50.00
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Vietnam helicopter unit patch. Made for the 128th Assault Helicopter
Co., first stationed in Phu Loi, RVN then later in Korea, this hand made
patch is both basic and very attractive. It is circular, about 4"
across, and the primary color is crimson red. The letters are in black
and the patch reads across the top '128th Avn. Co (AH)'. Across the
bottom it reads in large black letters 'WITCH DOCTORS'. The middle
features a white skull with a screwdriver shoved through it one way, a
wrench shoved through it from another. It is both attractive as well as
being quite rare. It is unlikely you will ever see another. This patch
would be a welcome addition to your military collection. winning bidder
pays $3.50 S&H.

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Seller is: "Mark H Epting" <hmarko@juno.com>

Payment to:
Susan Epting
8270 SW Sorrento Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97008

From: Olson, Charles L Chuck.Olson@unisys.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000

Thanks to you and everybody who is doing the work on this WEB site about the 128th AHC. I with the 128th from March 66 to March 67. I was in the night Maintenance Platoon. I may have worked on helicopter you were the crew chief on.

Last Summer The Movable The Wall was in Minnesota my daughter and I went to see it. Started thinks about the 128th again and lost friend and forgot friend so again thanks.

I look at the Tomahawk every day to see if any new Veterans sign on and leave an e-mail address.

The stories are great. See the aircraft inventory by tail number was also good. After seeing the tail number started the remember some of the problem one and some seem like I didn't work.

I would like to help financial with keeping this WEB site up. Were do I send a check.

Thanks Again and Welcome Home
Chuck Olson

From: Doc Daugherty <gs34doc@hotmail.com>

Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001

While I agree with much of what you wrote, Bob (Codney) was never the Platoon
leader of the Gunslingers (36). He is a Treasured friend who I had the
pleasure of spending many days with and many a night also. Not only flying,
But out on the bunker line with a spotting scope and an M14 fitted with a
starlight scope. Glad he has decided to join us.

Incidentally Bill, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for
all you have done to put this web site together, and playing a major role in
reuniting the 128th.

I was with the 128th from Jan 67 - Aug 68, serving first as a 1st
Platoon Slick driver(Tomahawk 19)then as Gunslinger 34. Ed Drake was my CE in
1st platoon, then he went to maintenance and Garcia took over his ship, if I
remember right.
Also remembering that you were in 2nd Platoon, You may be interested to
know the following....

Toward the end of Operation Junction City, On the night that the 2nd
Platoon lost a/c #744 with all crew aboard, Steve Dillman and I were flying
the a/c that went out that night and found the crash.

My daughter, Darcy, is named in honor of my best friend who was lost
that night.

Keep up the good work, Bill. It is appreciated.
Doc

Richard"Doc"Daugherty
67 - 68
Gunslinger 34, 128th AHC
Irwin,Pa
(724)864-2706

I believe you are right ,Bill. That number 742 sticks in my mind also.
I'm going to have to think a bit and see how many of the details of that
horrible night come back.

Following are some of the things that Steve Dillman and I have
rehashed over the years:
You and are not alone in the bad feelings concerning 742 and that
days missions. Jim Mason was scheduled to fly with Dick Newton that day. He
became ill the night before and switched with Darcy. The hand of fate?
I had already flown 12 hours that day. My logbook shows CA time then
the daily flights up in the Quin Loi, Minh Than, Bridge Site area. You know
the area we worked during Junction City.

The 2nd entry in my logbook for that day is 2.3hours of night admin
flight and .9 hours night IFR. Steve and I volunteered to take a ship and go
out to look for the missing AC due to our close friendship with Darcy. I'm sorry
that I didn't remember that you were crewing the ship we flew that night. Too
many years gone by I guess.
Anyway, I remember that Maj. Creadur was going along in back, along
with some of the strap hangers from up at 11th Btn. HQ I did not realize at
the time, but they had all been drinking together most of the evening up at
the Btn. O Club bar. I don't remember all the names anymore, but this same
group of senior officers were together most of the time.

Steve climbed in the Left seat and I in the Right. I remember it being
Black as Hell that night with no moon and some weather worries, we decided
on these seating arrangements so I could get on the gages if we ran into bad
weather.

The plan was to try to fly over the areas and routes that had been
commonly used by most all of the aircraft during these similar daily
missions.

We had climbed up to nose bleed altitude in order to see over the
greatest possible distance. I don't know if you remember or not, but I sure
do..... As we were flying along right below the cloud deck, I was flying the
aircraft when all at once, One of the Drunks in back (Steve remembers who)
got a bad case of Vertigo and decided we were going to crash. He jumped up
and was trying to get at the controls by climbing over the seat. I was doing
my best to try and hang onto things and Steve was using his elbow, trying
to drive this idiot back where he belonged. In the process, he broke several
of the guys ribs.

You guys in the back finally were able to get hold of him and get him
off us and we resumed our search. I still don't know how you restrained him.
I remember spotting the fires burning in an odd area to the West of
highway #13, as we were going North. We dropped down and moved into the area to
get a closer look. Everything else was pretty much as you described in your
story. You know, I had read it before and it just never dawned on me that
you were telling about this particular incident.

I remember flying the aircraft and descending over the wreckage. I can
hear the conversations in my mind and see it all before me right now as I'm
typing this, just like I was watching it on a TV show. Even after all these
years it's all still there.

Well Bill, That's about all I can add. If we could get Steve in on this
he might be able to fill in some more of the names. I'm pleased to finally
find out who else was along in the crew that night. Thanks.
If I can add anything else from that time period concerning our
activities, please feel free to call on me.

I loved the 128thAHC , and everyone in it. I felt at that time, as I
still do today, that we were fortunate to have been blessed with something
special. It seemed to create almost a family atmosphere within our group
that was different from what was normally seen. It may have been just the
time and place, but the closeness that many of us still maintain bears
witness to that.

I'll be a Tomahawk till the day I die, and Ill never forget.
Doc

Richard"Doc"Daugherty
67 - 68
Gunslinger 34, 128th AHC
Irwin,Pa
(724)864-2706


I sent our notes to Steve Dillman cause I knew he would remember the
names better than I. His answer goes right along with what Ben Powell had to
say. Glad someone can still remember names.
Doc
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Doc

I think you and got it right except that I believe it was
Major Cornelius F. McGillicuddy instead of Major Creadur. And he was the one
who ended up with the broke ribs which he claimed happened when he was
placed in the swimming pool I saw that and no way could that have broken
ribs. I also remember seeing the black dot on the back side of the attitude
indicator several times before we got him off the controls. I believe that 
Codney and Hartwell were crewing in the back for Red Dog 6
Lt. CO Starker. Bob might remember what went on from that aircraft.

Steve GS39

From: George Bograkos george@mastermailer.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000

My name is George Bograkos. I served with the 128th AHC in Phu-Loi from 3/69
to 4/70. I was a 71P20 Flt Opns Spec, but I got to fly door gunner on the
slicks whenever they needed me to. I even got to fly with the gunslingers a
couple of times.

I found Wayne Knox on a vet's mail call site and he sent me your URL:

The site is fantastic. The memories it has brought back to me are priceless.
Thank you.

George Bograkos (Tomahawk 714) (as in DD Form 714, flight log record)

george@mastermailer.com

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