2021 UPDATE..........I hope all you Hillclimbers that read this as doing OK with this current situation. 2020 was a lost year for our reunions. I can't say with certain about how 2021 will turn out. Hopefully I'll have something to say with thirty days. Today is February 27, 2020. One more thing. I'm sure that some of notice that there are several problems with the website. The software that was used to make many of the picture presentation (Adobe Flash) is no longer supported by any of the Internet search engines. As a result, I'm having to work through the site and change how the old Adobe Flash presentations are programmed. Bear with me, this will take a little while.R. Brown |
LOOKING FOR A HILLCLIMBER.........We are looking for another “lost” Hillclimber. A Vietnam veteran who served in the Delta named Frank Yungwirth has an old Zippo lighter in his possession and he cannot remember where he acquired it. He had no idea how to go about looking for the individual whose named is engraved on the Zippo. He was steered to our site because the 147th ASHC is also engraved on the lighter. The 114th AHC is also present. Most likely this “Chuck” was in both outfits. We don’t have any Chuck listed who was in the Hillclimbers before 1969. Also, anybody from the 114th AHC Association and their website who can supply any help would be appreiated. If anybody has any idea who may have been the original owner of this lighter, please contact |
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*October 13, 2012*The following email was received today (10/15/2012). I am very sadden, as I'm sure we all are, by this news:__________________________________ Dear Friends, |
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This link will take you to a review of The History Channel presentation called "Vietnam In HD." It is written by Rodney Brown and is not intended for the easily offended. You can visit this link at The History Channel website store and buy this documentary here. |
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This is an interesting link to a story about the recovery of a Hillclimber Chinook that crashed into a canal during the Vietnam War. It is told by the people who actually did the recovery. Download PDF here. |
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18/12/10: "Hillclimber 17" has been found! THE ORIGINAL ENTRY IS BELOW. The update is below the line.This Zippo Lighter is from late 1969 to 1970. It belonged to a CW2 Pogo, aka Hillclimber 17. Since no CW2 Pogo shows up on any Vietnam Veterans lists and is also not listed by the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association rosters we are assumining that "Pogo" is a nickname. This lighter is now in the collection of a menber of the Swiss Army General Staff. LTC Rolf Gerster collects these lighters and has several in his collection. His website can be reached by going to www.gersters.ch.
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