the Marines of HMM-165
1975
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Here's a few more....taken aboard LCC-19. The crew/chiefs named their birds after their pilots: "Rocky & Bullwinkle."  The "Moose" is shown in the photo to the right (stand on the left w/ arms folded).  Note the name "Bullwinkle" painted on the huey's nose.
 Members of HMM-165 assigned to the USS Blue Ridge.  Pilot "Rocky" Laws is seated in front of the other Marines.
 -photos courtesy of Dave Routson
 
From USS Blue Ridge off the Coast of RVN
Dave Routson sits behind his M-60 machine gun.  As crew/chief, Dave sat on the side were he could look out back to check the condition of the rear rotor ...  not a necessity on phrogs (CH-46s). 
 
-photo courtesy of Dave Routson
   
An ARVN (Army of the Republic of Viet nam) CH-47 that landed on our the Blue Ridge un-announced. The pilot had moved all of his worldly goods on board, including his motorbikes & mother-in-law.  The 165 mechanics took a close look and found they had NO OIL in the aft transmission!  After putting oil in the gearbox, they were sent on their way the next morning.
-photo courtesy of Dave Routson


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