Hueys

[Doc145thCAB]

The Minnesota Air National Guard "inherited" some Hueys from the Army about eight years ago (give or take a couple of years). They had to fetch them from a base in Colorado. I knew one of the pilots. They flew them back in the middle of winter. Cold, very cold. They are still flying today. I see them fly over my house on weekends sometimes. Probably on thier way to Camp Ripley. It makes me feel good to know they are still in the air and ready to defend us. Seeing them fly in a perfect stagered formation assures me that we have some good pilots.

I have lots of memories about Hueys. I was in the door gunners seat once on a milk run. The gunner didn't show up, so I said I would take it. The pilot said OK, but don't tell anyone you did. As a medic I couldn't be a door gunner. We flew to an outpost where we had some advisors, but it was mostly ARVN. As I recall, Doc Robertson had to check up on the ARVN CO's daughter who had surgery a week earlier. Thing were different then.

Hueys! They're still out there for us.

Doc O