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The 174th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC)
...formed at Ft. Benning, GA in 1965 and deployed all personnel and equipment to Vietnam by U.S. Navy ships in 1966, landing at the Vietnamese port at the city of Qui Nhon. The unit's three primary "homes" in Vietnam were Lane Army Heliport near Qui Nhon (1966; II-Corps), Duc Pho in Quang Ngai Province (1967-1970; I-Corps), and Chu Lai, basecamp for the Americal Division (1971; also I-Corps). The 174th flew various models of the UH-1 "Huey" helicopter. The unit served long and proud in Vietnam and saw much combat action in the rice paddies and mountains in the northern half of South Vietnam from 1966 until 1971, and in Laos during Operation Lam Son 719 in 1971. Within these pages we've included many pictures and much information about the people, places, and things the 174th experienced. This home page is dedicated to those Dolphins and Sharks, both pilots and enlisted crewmembers--brave men all--who did not return.
Pictured below is a combat assault (CA), taken on short-final to the landing zone (LZ), with infantry troops jumping from a UH-1 "Huey." This photo was taken in the Americal area of operations between Duc Pho and Chu Lai. The lead helicopter has just taken off; chalk-2 is unloading (note the right skid hasn't even touched down yet and one troop's already out of the helicopter and has reached the rice paddy dike); chalk-3 is on short-final just before touching down; and the rest of the flight is barreling down on Chalk-3 from the rear. Chalk-2 will probably be on the ground for less than five seconds.
Recent reunions, stories, and photos (since Vietnam)
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