By Phil Marshall, DMZ “Dustoff 711,” 237th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) Camp Evans and Quang Tri, Vietnam 1969, published in Association of Naval Aviation, “Cape Fear Seahawk Newsletter,” July 2012, Vol. XV, Issue VII. In order to be “Old and Wise,” one must first be young and stupid. —Ancient U.S. Army proverb I arrived in …
Written by Bill Hughes – with introduction by Doug Moore BILL HUGHES: An Original Flight Medic – by Doug Moore In the pre-historic era of 1964, the 57th had an 18-year-old medic by the name of Sp4 Bill Hughes. Bill was a tough kid from Jersey who learned to love the Army for its …
It is with great pride and respect that we announce the winners of the 2020 Awards Program. These awards will be presented at the 41st DUSTOFF Reunion at our Annual Awards Banquet on 28 August 2021 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Columbus, GA. Details of the reunion are on our website (https://dustoff.org) (https://dustoff.org/announcing-reunion-2021-initial-plans/) …
The newest newsletter is attached as a pdf file. Also, you can sign up for the newsletter by clicking this link. Click here to sign up The AMEDD Museum and the DUSTOFF Association have had a long and friendly relationship for more than 25 years. Our DUSTOFF Hall of Fame is located on the grounds …
CHARLES LIVINGSTON KELLY Killed In Action VALOR United States Army Major Charles Livingston Kelly from Warm Springs is inducted into the 2020 Class of the Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame for his many courageous acts of heroism in two wars. Charles Kelly joined the Army at the age of 15 and fought as an …
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Colonel (Ret) Freddie Jim Mills age 91 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Aimee Jones Mills; his wife, Wanda; and daughter, Karen. Col Fred is survived by 3 children: daughter, Donna Mills Morgan (Perry) of Mabelvale AR, LTC Freddie J Mills, Jr. …
LEXINGTON, Mass. – On his evening commute home from work, Sgt. 1st Class Charles Wilkinson, a flight paramedic with Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 3rd of the 126th Aviation, Westfield, was alarmed to see what was happening on the road ahead of him. On that dark, cold night, a young man attempting to cross the busy …
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Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jesse Anderson first entered the U.S. Army as an aviation warrant officer candidate in October 2000. He attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 2001 before going on to graduate from a six-week Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker, Alabama, in 2002. After he was appointed as a …
Chief Warrant Officer 3 George “Geoff” Laubhan Jr. enlisted into the Idaho Army National Guard in January 2010 as an AH-64 attack helicopter repairer with D Company, 1st Battalion of the 183rd Aviation Regiment. In 2012, he was selected for Army flight school and entered into the Warrant Officer Candidate School program the following year. …
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Peltzer enlisted into the Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion of the 183rd Aviation Regiment as an officer candidate in July 2005. After attending Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, he went on to graduate from the Idaho Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School in 2007. Peltzer later attended …