| SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
"114th Association Items of Interest"
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GREAT
NEWS!
Life
Memberships have been lowered to $125.00 from $185.00. Join for Life
Now! Or pay your normal $20 annual dues for life... Your choice!
Either
way, send your checks now to:
Bob
Brown
6311 Mission Hills Drive
San Antonio, TX 78244-2701
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Good morning, from 'lockdown' Manchester, England;
Here she is, I hope you enjoy. Stay Well... Regards John.
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Volume 1
As the newly formed Aviation companies arrived in Vietnam, their AO's and
call signs were confirmed. To foster Esprit de corps, young aviators set about designing unit pocket patches. Their boundless imaginations and
the skillful Vietnamese artisans, leave us a colorful, tangible, legacy, of that unique conflict.
"Prior to CONUS departure the Company and platoons selected call signs for use
in Vietnam. Thanks to Captain Cliff Ohlenburger and his Alma Mater, St. Marys University San Antonio, Texas (The Rattlers) the Rattler call sign
for the Company was chosen. Major Henderson's wife, Ramona, gets credit for the Firebird call sign (from Stravinsky's ballet). Captain
Ohlenburger designed the Rattler emblem/patch for the Company and the Firebird for the gunship platoon. Captain Marvin Schwem originated the
Esquire patch for the 1st lift platoon, Captain Jesse James the Phantom patch for the 2nd, Captain Ray Young the Snake Doctor patch, and Major
Thomas E. Connell/Captain Billy W. Taylor the patch for the 151st Transportation Detachment."
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Volume 2
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Volume 3
NEW
- Below is a secure link to the last
project update of 2023, thank you to all who were in a position to
contribute. Please forward on to interested parties, in particular
former Vietnam veterans. Wishing you an enjoyable holiday season and the
best of health for 2024.
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Project Update - 12/28/23
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From: John Jones<deltaregion1973@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2022 8:58 AM
Subject: Vietnam Keepsakes - Volume 4
Hello Gentlemen,
I trust the first few weeks of 2022, are treating you well.
Please see below, the link to my latest volume.
Please also see my new and only email address, which I had to change due to a home move. However, my old ISP cut me off a month
early, (1st Nov) and
has failed to enable the closed mailbox function.
Thus, any non-response after that date, is not due to the reason of ignorance.
Best Regards & Stay Well,
John
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Volume 4
NEW-
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Volume 5
Copyright:
Every contributor, kindly deems their images and wordings, as 'fair
usage' public domain. Feel free to download and or print, for personal
use. If republished, kindly acknowledge the contributors details, where
they are noted
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YouTube Movie for Evan Pinther just discovered,
find it at White Knights Photo's / Photo Album.
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114th
Aviation Company Scholarship Program
The
Association members at the Omaha Reunion business meeting in September,
authorized the association to fund a perpetual $2,500 per year
scholarship program in the name of the 114th Aviation
Association Company with the Army Aviation Association of America
(AAAA). Funding has been sent to AAAA, which will allow the first award
to be given out in the Spring. The deadline for applying for a scholarship is January 15th.
Who
can apply:
Family
members, including spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings of
Life members, current active members of the 114th Aviation
Company Association and Vietnam Veterans that were killed while serving
in Vietnam with the 114th Assault Helicopter Company are
included.
Application
process:
The
applicant will log on to the AAAA web site (www.Quad-A.org), check student and join AAAA (cost $34.00). The
applicant will then receive a member number, which is required in the
application process. Next, the applicant will click on scholarship then
apply to start the pre-qualification process. From this point on, the
web site has clear instructions to the applicant as to what is required.
It is suggested the parents of the applicants become familiar with the
requirements.
If
more than one family member is intending to apply for a scholarship, the
association member can help them save money by joining the AAAA and
allowing each of the members to use his membership number. There is no
limit as to the number of family members that can use this number. The
cost to the member is $19.00.
Timing:
Applicants
can start the pre-qualification process in September, and must
complete the full application by Jan 15th. Please coordinate with
family members, if there is going to be more then one so the member, if
they want, can join AAAA and have a member number before the family
member starts the process.
Applicants
should start the process early in the coming year, as there will
probably be over 600 applicants from all AAAA affiliates around the
world and late entries may not have time to process.
The
National Director will appoint an individual who will coordinate with
the AAAA scholarship director to screen all applications to assure that
the sponsor will qualify as a member of the association.
This
is a very competitive program, but be aware that every applicant has the
possibility of scoring high enough to be awarded a scholarship higher than $1,000. If
there are any questions about the program Paul Gail will be happy to
give or get the answers for you. You can contact him at 1-703-625-4253.
Please leave a message as he gets between 5 and 50 spam calls a day and
probably won't recognize your number.
Please
note that the deadline for the full application is Jan 15th The
earlier an application is submitted, the sooner it can be processed.
Remember that it may take AAAA some time to process your membership.
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National Vietnam War Veterans Day
www.military.com/video/2019-national-vietnam-war-veterans-day
On behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans we are
deeply honored to serve, I want to say thank you to our country, more
than six-and-a-half million living Vietnam Veterans and their families.
-
29 Mar 2019
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A wonderful tribute to the service
& sacrifice of Vietnam veterans
Vietnam Veterans 50th
Anniversary video
narrated by Sam Elliott. 4 minutes 48 seconds.
Hard to believe............. already 50 Years.
www.youtube.com/embed/aVeBtnfAxP8
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bookmark it now!
VA National Cemeteries Now Offering
Pre-Need Eligibility Determinations
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) now provides eligibility determinations for interment in a
VA national cemetery prior to the time of need. Through the
Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility Program, upon request,
individuals can learn if they are eligible for burial or
memorialization in a VA national cemetery.
Federal Benefits for Veterans
Dependents and Survivors
VA Handbook - Now Available
Social Security Disability Benefits Guide
Disability Benefits|SSA
NEW Check out the new 2026 Medicare & You e-Handbook!
The e-Handbook is easy to search or download,
so you can quickly find
what you're looking for.
Medicare & You | Medicare
~Agent Orange~
The U.S. military sprayed millions of gallons of Agent
Orange and other herbicides on trees and vegetation during the
Vietnam War. Several decades later, concerns about the health effects
from these chemicals continue. VA offers eligible Veterans a free Agent
Orange Registry health exam for possible long-term health problems
related to exposure.
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