Rebirth of "Guns A Go-Go"!!!

Papa-Echo-64 wrote:

phantom works wrote: I agree, army aviation during the vietnam made the heroic seem like an everyday occurance.........hopefully folks like cobrahistorian and others will continue to publish works that celebrate this breed of warrior that went too long without their proper place in history recognized. True.....but lets not forget about the men on the ground and on the rivers.....they where in hell, fighting an enemy that was almost invisable, in eliments that often was umbarable.....well you all know.

Hi Troy,

Ask any pilot or crewmember who served in Vietnam (or any of the other conflicts for that matter) who they were fighting for... and they will tell you, sometimes through tear filled eyes, "The Grunt".       On the other side of the card, ask the Grunts who they held in high esteem, and they'll say; "The Helicopter Crews".     It is an excellent example of a symbiotic  relationship that went all the way to the heart!

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.60,

  Thank you for your kind words!       Ummm... don't tell anybody, but I may be able to help out when it comes to a Go-Go Patch!     I'll know better what's available after the Reunion in May and let you know.

Take care,

Frank

 Mums the word here. I still kick myself for not buying the one I saw years ago at the gun show in Dallas. Had I only known I would "meet" one of the vets from then I probably would have. The patch I saw was the scroll with "Guns a Go Go" on it. The above patch is awesome as well, with the skull.
 Again, I am happy for all you guys. The tradition continues.

                                                                                                                   -60
 

m60a3 wrote:

Mums the word here. I still kick myself for not buying the one I saw years ago at the gun show in Dallas. Had I only known I would "meet" one of the vets from then I probably would have. The patch I saw was the scroll with "Guns a Go Go" on it. The above patch is awesome as well, with the skull.  Again, I am happy for all you guys. The tradition continues.                                                                                                                    -60

.60,

There were three different patches used during their existance....

...and the one in the above post.     Sometimes you would see Go-Go patches with black lettering...

.... these were the ones that were made by the Mother of crewmember Pike Mayo (KIA 5 May 67), because the Unit had ran out of patches, so she made up 25 of them and sent them to him to give out.

Take care,

Frank

Hi there,

I know there are a couple of web sites covering these hooks but is there a book out there. Their story needs to be told.

Rich

richgb wrote:

Hi there, ...... but is there a book out there. Their story needs to be told. Rich

Hi Rich,

I'm currently working on a manuscript that will have a complete Unit history from their conception in 1965, to the dedication ceremony of the sole remaining aircraft in 2000.    Intermixed throughout the history, are stories told by former crewmembers, and former Infantrymen who are alive today as a direct result of a Guns A Go-Go mission!

Movie producer Richard Jellerson (Vietnam Helicopter War: A Personal Experience), said he could make a killer 2 hour documentary on the Unit for $250,000, which would include a possible interview with the NVA soldier who fired the mortor rounds that destroyed "Birth Control" on the ground outside the Citadel in Hue!     I shutter to think of what the likes of Ronnie Howard or Steven Spielberg could do with some of those stories.... and when the book is published, who knows?!!

Take care,

Frank 

(http://gunsagogo.org)

oldhooker wrote:

Papa-Echo-64 wrote:  phantom works wrote: I agree, army aviation during the vietnam made the heroic seem like an everyday occurance.........hopefully folks like cobrahistorian and others will continue to publish works that celebrate this breed of warrior that went too long without their proper place in history recognized. True.....but lets not forget about the men on the ground and on the rivers.....they where in hell, fighting an enemy that was almost invisable, in eliments that often was umbarable.....well you all know.   Hi Troy, Ask any pilot or crewmember who served in Vietnam (or any of the other conflicts for that matter) who they were fighting for... and they will tell you, sometimes through tear filled eyes, "The Grunt".       On the other side of the card, ask the Grunts who they held in high esteem, and they'll say; "The Helicopter Crews".     It is an excellent example of a symbiotic  relationship that went all the way to the heart! --- .60,   Thank you for your kind words!       Ummm... don't tell anybody, but I may be able to help out when it comes to a Go-Go Patch!     I'll know better what's available after the Reunion in May and let you know. Take care, Frank

Where could I get a copy of that print?

oldhooker wrote:

richgb wrote: Hi there, ...... but is there a book out there. Their story needs to be told. Rich Hi Rich, I'm currently working on a manuscript that will have a complete Unit history from their conception in 1965, to the dedication ceremony of the sole remaining aircraft in 2000.    Intermixed throughout the history, are stories told by former crewmembers, and former Infantrymen who are alive today as a direct result of a Guns A Go-Go mission! Movie producer Richard Jellerson (Vietnam Helicopter War: A Personal Experience), said he could make a killer 2 hour documentary on the Unit for $250,000, which would include a possible interview with the NVA soldier who fired the mortor rounds that destroyed "Birth Control" on the ground outside the Citadel in Hue!     I shutter to think of what the likes of Ronnie Howard or Steven Spielberg could do with some of those stories.... and when the book is published, who knows?!! Take care, Frank  (http://gunsagogo.org)

 

Frank,

You will have to add a chapter now, "The New Breed, Guns-a-Go-Go Reborn in the 160th SOAR", or something like that.

Looking forward to the book and hopefully a movie.

Unknownpharoah wrote:

Where could I get a copy of that print?

Hi Pharoah,

I have the originals and can make you a print.... email me.

Here's the flyer I made of the 5 print series...

http://gunsagogo.org/Art.htm

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Gino,

I was thinking the same thing after I wrote that... a fitting conclusion to the story... but yet, a new Beginning as well!

Thanks,

Frank

Frank, please keep us informed about the book