God's Own Lunatics by Joe Galloway

God's Own Lunatics by Joe Galloway put to pictures by the Silver Spurs, A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry, Vietnam '67-'72.

We had the honor of having Joe Galloway as our keynote speaker for our 2008 Silver Spur reunion. He will return to be our speaker once again in April 2010. Joe is a true friend of all military veterans and those who serve our beloved nation today...

If additional Spurs find us via this video, please join us at our website at:

http://northwestvets.com/spurs/spurs.htm

Please also see: http://www.intheshadowoftheblade.com/

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[sonofrattler]

Proud to be the son of a US Army Aviator. (Rattlers, Bien Hoa, 1965-66)

To all my Vietnam Veterans, Thank you for your Service to our Nation & WELCOME HOME,

respectfully yours, 'Pat'.

[flyingfivespeed]

@sonofrattler Thanks Pat and for your father's service in Nam!

[PatFries]

Alright, who used the sound track from In The Shadow of The Blade documentary? Happy to see it making the rounds and making a difference!

[flyingfivespeed]

@PatFries

Pat, thanks for producing "In The Shadow Of The Blade." My wife and I first saw it at the Boeing Flight Museum and believe we met you there!

[BSteinIPMS]

This video and photo presentation gets two thumbs up. Very touching, well done. I flew C-model gunships with A Troop 7/17 and formed up at Ft. Knox with 3/17 in 1967. The 7th went to Camp Enari in Pleiku where we had many adventures, including operations in and around the Ia Drang Valley. Not a hero, but if anyone is interested in what helicopter pilots did day in and day out, there's an inexpensive

[flyingfivespeed]

Thanks for serving. The squadrons from the 17th Cav are still very active today and have been deployed both in Iraq & Afghanistan. The 3-17th is currently in Afghanistan. May they all come home safe & sound to their families.

[WolfieRed1]

Great video by a man I greatly respect. His book with Col. Hal Moore is one of my favorite Nam reads. The movie is the only Nam movie I liked and played it like it was. Bravery, dedication, brotherhood and none of the other crap seen in many others. As a Grunt in D 1/20 Infantry I too stop when I hear the whoop of rotors and think of the guys that always came to our aid and comfort. God bless Aviation and what it means to Grunts. Wolfie

[MrT5mustang]

Thanks for this post..CW-2 Vernon r. Allen SR. Dust-off..  Vietnam 1964-65 . 1968, 1970-71 , passed August 9th 1996 from complications oat-cell cancer , agent orange ...

[DaveVietVet]

Fantastic. I was 1st Cavalry 5/7 1968 - 1969. This brings back the memory. I feel so much gratitude for the chopper pilots and gunners..... without them, so many of us would not be able to watch this.

[afireguy52]

@BSteinIPMS I was with the 560th MP Co 'Roadrunners' in Pleiku '72. There was an Air Cav unit at Camp Hollaway then. One gungho bunch for sure! Thanks for your service & welcome home, brother.

[afireguy52]

@BSteinIPMS I was with the 560th MP Co 'Roadrunners' in Pleiku '72. There was an Air Cav unit at Camp Hollaway then. One gungho bunch for sure! Thanks for your service & welcome home, brother.

[timjessa1]

joe galloway is one ballsey man, going into action with a camera instead of an m-14

one could say you were a lunatic too joe !!! damn fine stuff you have written about our heros of the 'nam war... carry on ..

[lontanol]

And never stop to think for a moment that

this could have been one *lunatic* war...

But hold, "lunatic" is meant to mean

something proud here!