Rattler/Firebird Stories
Most, but not all, of these stories have previously appeared in the Association Newsletter. They are indexed here, with links into the newsletter in which they appeared in case you missed any of them.
Note: you can click on a column heading to sort by that column.
| Title | Author(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Monday, The Rest of the Story | William "Whiz" Broome (WO) | 1969 |
| It's Only Paper | Jesse James (OF) | 64-65 |
| Going To War | Jesse James (OF) | 64-65 |
| The Rest of the Story | Jesse James (OF) | 64-65 |
| Midair | Jesse James (OF) | 64-65 |
| Merry Christmas - 1964 | Roy Lowery (WO) | 64-65 |
| I Dotted His Eye | Duane Ginter (OF) | 64-65 |
| Stinky TDY | Jesse James (OF) | 64-65 |
| It Wasn't Us, Sir | Don Kleiber (OF) | 65-66 |
| Ride With Recovery Crew At Your Own Risk | David Abel (EM) | 65-66 |
| Who's Side Are We Paying? | Jim Moore (WO) | 65-66 |
| Lefty Frizzell Volunteered To Fly For Me | Don Kleiber (OF) | 65-66 |
| Riding Shotgun In Vietnam | Gary Parks (EM) | 65-66 |
| The Best Mission I Ever Flew | Archie Pitts (WO) | 65-66 |
| Reflections | Dick Birnbach (WO) | 65-66 |
| A Day Off From Flying Turns Into Crash | Steve Martin (OF) | 65-66 |
| Doing The Right Thing | Tom Griffith (OF) | 65-66 |
| It's Wet Out Here | Bill Keller (OF) | 66-67 |
| My Last Mission | Tom Knapp (EM) | 66-67 |
| Not My Day To Die | Bob Falk (EM) | 66-67 |
| The Last Check Ride | Dennis Hand (OF) | 66-67 |
| TDY Tay Ninh - December 1966 | Ron Seabolt (EM) | 66-67 |
| Christmas in Viet Nam | Doug Hopkins (OF) | 66-67 |
| The Real Story | Rich Davis (EM) | 66-67 |
| Who Would Have Thought | Doug Hopkins (OF) | 66-67 |
| Pappy Morehouse and His Crew Saved My Butt Too | Ron Seabolt (EM) | 66-67 |
| Remembering “Pappy” Morehouse | Bob Mangum (OF) | 66-67 |
| Vietnam: Blood, Sweat and Tears | Carl Fox (EM) | 66-67 |
| This Is Two-Nine Going Down | George Bailey (WO) | 66-67 |
| The Night We Hung The Flare | Tom Knapp (EM) | 66-67 |
| This is Rattler 2-9, We’re Going Down | Pete Dolbee (EM) | 66-67 |
| A Plea For Backup | Patrick Boltinghouse (OF) | 66-67 |
| Bravery Under Fire | Ron Seabolt (EM) | 66-67 |
| You Can't Judge A Gunner By His Flakjack | Bill Burgner (WO) | 66-67 |
| How to Hover a Semi | R.J. Williams (EM) and Terrance Deemer (EM) | 66-67 |
| 1st Flight, 1st Hit, 1st Shootdown, 1st | Jack Horn (OF) | 66-67 |
| Major For A Night | R.J. Williams (EM) | 66-68 |
| More F Troop Tales | R.J. Williams (EM) | 66-68 |
| Aircraft Commanders | Larry Smith (EM) | 66-68 |
| Just A Swinging | R.J. Williams (EM) | 66-68 |
| From: Young and Invincible, To: Silver Eagles | Larry (Smitty) Smith (EM) | 66-68 |
| I'm Burning Alive | Joe Bruce (EM) | 66-69 |
| Pucker Up | R.P. Taylor (WO) | 67-68 |
| Wait Just A Minute | Bill Patrick (WO) | 67-68 |
| The Rest of the Story | Hal Bowen (OF) | 67-68 |
| For Life | Frank Carson (WO) | 67-68 |
| On The Job Training | Bruce Kelly (WO) | 67-68 |
| Dog Days | Jim Jobson (OF) | 67-68 |
| Gunships Sink 148 Boats | Walter Mitchell (EM) | 67-68 |
| The Truth Shall Sit (Set) You Free | Roger Farrell (EM) | 67-68 |
| Just One More Flight | Ray Foley (EM) | 67-68 |
| Just Trying To Help A Buddy | Ray Foley (EM) | 67-68 |
| A Hot Time At LZ Ross | Jim Jobson (OF) | 67-68 |
| Black Monday | David Harris (EM) | 67-68 |
| A Wonderful Memory | Mike McGraw (WO) | 67-68 |
| Mile High Harry | Chris Palmer (EM) | 67-68 |
| Million Dollar Hill | Marlin Johnson (EM) | 67-68 |
| Mother's Day Letdown | Ed Mills (EM) | 67-68 |
| Airbursts | Chuck Carlock (WO) | 67-68 |
| A Chicken In Every Pot | Jim Pfister (EM (POW)) | 67-73 |
| The Bravest Thing I've Ever Seen | Marine Colonel | 68 |
| Charlie Cotton's Last Flight | Benny Goodman (WO) | 68-69 |
| Who Are The Bad Guys? | Vic Bandini (WO) | 68-69 |
| On Fire And Won't Let Go! | Vic Bandini (WO) | 68-69 |
| Quit Hitting Me | Phil Wood (EM) | 68-69 |
| Snake Doctor Work | J.T. Johnson (EM) | 68-69 |
| Shotdown | Dennis Wheeler (WO) | 68-69 |
| Friendly Fire | Vic Bandini (WO) | 68-69 |
| Stealing the General's Jeep | Will Drewry (EM) | 68-71 |
| The Sniffer Mission | Will Drewry (EM) | 68-71 |
| Big Guns at LZ Center | "George" Hardeman (EM) | 69 |
| Excuse Me, I'll Take The Next Flight | Ted Shulsen (OF) and Vic Bandini (WO) | 69 |
| 15 November 1969 - Death Is Always Near | Ed Gwynn (WO) | 69 |
| Sniffer Missions | Steve Bernard (WO) | 69 |
| Changed Lives In A Time Of Change | Steve Israel (WO) | 69-70 |
| My First Day | Wally Honda (WO) | 69-70 |
| My First Ever War Story | Charley Sparks (EM) | 69-70 |
| The Rescue of Saber 6 | Johnnie B. Hitt (OF) | 69-70 |
| Midnight Chow Run | John Hoss (EM) | 69-70 |
| Instrument Flight Rules | Wally Honda (WO) | 69-70 |
| Memories Of LZ West | Tom Pratt (OF) | 69-70 |
| May 17, 1970 - Heip Duc Valley, RVN | Mike Beaumont (OF) | 69-70 |
| The Day Our Chow Changed in the 71st | Neal Lang (WO) | 69-70 |
| From Flight School To Fright School | Col. Whiz Broome (WO) | 69-70 |
| The Day I Lost My Cherry or The Funniest | Col. Whiz Broome (WO) | 69-70 |
| Thanks For My Life | Steven E. Hill (WO) | 69-70 |
| Rocket Alarm Clock | Ron Olson (WO) | 69-70 |
| Black Monday As Witnessed By Earl Ingram – 174th AHC | Earl Ingram (OF) | 69-70 |
| Fire Team Leader Kelly McHugh | Robert Combs (WO) | 69-70 |
| The Day CWO David Jackson Died | Col. Whiz Broome (WO) | 69-70 |
| Polar Bears Under Heavy Fire | Southern Cross - 19 June 1970 | 70 |
| A Graceful Exit | Bill Irby (WO) | 70-71 |
| Firebird 92 | Mike Friel (WO) | 70-71 |
| Rattler Heroism Recognized After 26 Years | Doug Womack (WO) | 70-71 |
| Lil' Mac Was One Cool Dude | Bill Irby (WO) | 70-71 |
| Everybody Got Steamed, Especially The C. | Ron Taylor (EM) | 70-71 |
| Down In Flames | Stuart Froehling (OF) | 70-71 |
| My Memory of a War Story | Michael J. Friel (WO) | 70-71 |
| Col. Ben Silver's Hat | Tom Marty (OF) | 70-71 |
| Hell, I Was There | Don Lynam Charger 16 and Rattler 16 (OF) | 70-71 |
| How My Aunt Mae May Have Saved My Life | Norman ND Pruitt (EM) | 70-71 |
| Welcome To The Firebirds | Steve Hopkins (EM) | 71 |
| Pilot Reveals Chopper Crash | Southern Cross - 21 May 1971 | 71 |
| Watch That First Step | Doug Lane (WO) | 71 |
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