281st Assault Helicopter Company Association

281st Challenge Coin

Aaron Rich honored with presentation of long overdue award
at Cascade Middle School
Vancouver, WA
9 November 2012

"The 281st Bunch"
Shown from left to right: Ed Haas, Ken Hamilton, Don Ruskauff, Paul Maladey, Don Torrini, Fred Mentzer
Aaron Rich, Jim Rodgers, and Ken Smith.
This picture was taken at the reception in the the Vancouver Marriot Hotel following the presentation ceremony.
Photos below by Fred Mentzer.

The pictures below were taken at the Cascade Middle School presentation in the school gym and also in class rooms where we had a question and answer session with the students. Next are pics at the reception in the Vancouver Marriot. Note that the first two photo's below are also from the Marriot but in the wee morning hour prior to going to Cascade MS. Toward the last is a pic of young AJ (Aaron's grand-son) proudly looking down at a replica of the Air Medal pinned on him by Don Ruskauff.

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