Special Links ...
281st AHC Monument Project ...
The 2016 Reunion at Fayetteville, NC, had the additional purpose of dedicating our memorial stone recently placed in the Ft Bragg Memory Garden. Read about the event and see more than one hundred photos in Reunion After Action Report.
At the 2008 Annual Reunion the general membership approved the funding for a monument at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum located at Fayetteville, NC. The monument was completed and dedicated on 17 October 2009. To visit the ASOM website click the icon link below. To see the dedication page on this website click here.
click for The Airborne and Special
Operations Museum (ASOM)
Listed below are several personal websites created and/or maintained by former members of the 281st AHC, they have information on the unit and the flight platoons. These links will take you to a new page, to return to this page simply close the window. If you are running a Pop-Up Blocker, you may need to disable that feature to follow these links.
Brent Gourley's 1st Platoon "Rat Pack" website was established in 2000.
RatPack Art by Bryan Crowson
Bob Mitchell's 2nd Platoon "Bandit Delta-Air" website.
Bob has joined the DAT list. His online page was lost but parts of it survive in
the internet archives.
[ loads very slowly - must search 840 billion files ]
Paul Greiner's "Second Airlift Platoon" website.
thegeezerzone.com has gone dark.
Fred Mentzer's 3rd Platoon
"Wolf Pack" website was established in 1998.
Vietnam Moments, a
collection of stories and pictures relating to John Galkiewicz's Vietnam
experience.
Jack W. Serig,
a collection of stories and pictures relating to Jack W. Serig's military
service and his Vietnam experience.
A Taste of My World,
a collection of poems and stories by Craig Szwed, is no longer available.
The Geezer Zone,
personal website of Paul Greiner with a tribute to the 281st and the Bandits, is no longer available. The following links are to
websites of units or organizations that were closely associated with the 281st
AHC during its time at Nha Trang, RVN. Project Delta (SFOD B-52) Note: Some or all of the links below may depart the 281st website. Useful postwar sources:
Steve Matthews' tribute page to the 281st AHC Intruders
A very well done website that honors the men of Project Delta.
The 281st AHC was the primary Army Aviation element for Project Delta
from 1966-1969.
The 281st AHC
supported
5th SFG
Detachment A-502
on a daily basis.
Because of this habitual support, a special
bond exists between the men of both organizations even today.
Please visit the Tom Ross tribute to A-502 by clicking the link, above.
The 281st AHC has more members in
the Special Operations Association
than any other Assault Helicopter Company.
Please visit the Special Operations Association by clicking on the logo.
Steve Sherman has done an outstanding job of researching and archiving data
relating to 5th SFG and subordinate units as well as MACV-SOG.
The 201st Aviation Company
(Corp) was located near the 281st in Nha Trang.
Visit the
homepage of the "Red Barons."
Websites of other US Army Helicopter units
of the Vietnam War
...
Some of these links below will not operate because the page no longer operates or even exists.
You may receive an "ERROR 404 PAGE NOT FOUND" or a deceptive parking page.
Be careful but enjoy.
Be Careful - Don't Click on Strange Links - Some of the below URL now go to other places!!.
Bullwhip Squadron Association 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry
Division
Other Helicopter units of the Vietnam War...
Miscellaneous Vietnam (or not) links ...
An Academic Look at the Vietnam War
Poli Sci Dept at Wellesley College
with links to many others. [repaired link works again.
"Understanding a Veteran with PTSD"
Maryville University Course Description
The Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech
TTU VN Archives
NOTE: The Vietnam Web Ring has ceased operation.