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Jack McCabe on June 17, 2013 at 6:04 PM said:

This is a shout out to all you AVEL veterans out there. I am putting video slide shows together and need your pictures. Send them as jpeg and at high resolution. I will reduce as needed. ID the people in the pictures if you can. I will bring my slide converter to the reunion and can convert your slides there or you can send them to me.

Capt. Avel on June 14, 2013 at 8:39 AM said:

They sell those hand googles at your neighborhood MART stores, you know.

I have several pair myself, different colors, of course.

Jerry Mahanay on June 14, 2013 at 5:59 AM said:

Goggles. I meant Goggles. Dammit I need to proof read my comments before posting. Gary Clark you are coming to Washington DC aren't you??

Jerry Mahanay on June 13, 2013 at 7:04 AM said:

Dave,

Going to be good to see you after all these years. Saturday night at the Banquet Gary Clark is going to get up and lead everybody with a rousing rendition of "Up in the Air Junior Birdmen". Will bring back fond memories of the Avel Central EM Club. Brush up on the lyrics and work on the hand googles.

russ mason on June 12, 2013 at 1:41 PM said:

Hey Ron, is it true a Mowhawk could sustain a vertical climb? Loved those Mohawks.

russ mason on June 12, 2013 at 1:08 PM said:

If everyone comes who has registered, you will see 56 of us plus yourself, plus wives and other guests...group is getting close to 100. We had a total of 70 at last years banquet, so the group continues to grow. There are quite a few guys from whom I expect to receive their registrations but have not yet. A lot of new names too, which is great. I love to see those reconnections. Fixed wing mechanics are welcome too...

Dave D'Alonzo on June 11, 2013 at 10:05 AM said:

Just registered for 2013 Reunion. Will arrive Thursday Oct.17 with my wife, Patti. This will be my initial reunion. Hope to see many of you.
Dave

Farkas, SFC Ret on June 10, 2013 at 3:36 PM said:

Aviation Electronics shortened to Avionics. Should cover almost everything electronic on airborne equipment. Don't know what the MOS structure was in the 60's. Army Aviation was still developing then. Some aviation companies didn't know what to call us, we prefered avionics. By the 80's, they seemed to accept us being called mechanics, like the resty of the wrench turners. Part of the problem was Ft. Gordon. They wanted to control everything signal. But Military Intelligence (ASA+INSCOM) controlled their avionic personnel with Security Clearances. Their people worked on Guardrail, Quicklook, and other aviation weapon systems. Their MOS was 26 series. Now Army Avionics are 68 series.

Ron Hollis on June 9, 2013 at 5:10 AM said:

I was with the 701st maintenance Battalion in Phu Loi from July 66 to July 67. I guess we were in different fields for I was mechanic of fixed wing aircraft.

Jack McCabe on June 9, 2013 at 5:09 AM said:

Hi Ron, pleasure to hear from you. Avel stands for Aviation Electronics Support Company. We were an avionics company. What unit were you with at Phu Loi?

Ron Hollis on June 8, 2013 at 5:39 PM said:

I was in Vietnam at Phu Loi July 1966-1967. My MOS was Aviation Mechanic Fixed Wing. I would be interested in any information concerning my comrades at that time. What does AVEL stand for? I am not familiar with it. I worked at the airfield with the OV1 Mohawk and the O1 Birddog. I road gunner on a Huey with Art Thornberg also. Thank you for any information you may have.

Jerry Mahanay on June 4, 2013 at 1:28 PM said:

Written by E.W. Richardson. Former Marine and Vietnam Veteran.

Jack McCabe on June 4, 2013 at 11:18 AM said:

Very good Jerry

Jerry Mahanay on June 3, 2013 at 5:57 AM said:

Letting Go

An old man stands as straight as time allows, tears form and follow the deep lines in his face... and he lets it go. His reflection shimmers in the black stone, behind the names of those he has known as a bugle plays its mournful tones...and he lets it go. The flag snaps in the wind, a symbol of those who died and those who came home again, hurt, angry and alone, abandoned by those who should have known what it takes to be free...and he lets it go. Turning, he walks slowly away, weeping for what was lost, for what was gained, of what had to be... an old man, much like you, much like me

Jack McCabe on May 29, 2013 at 7:54 PM said:

Vietnam – War/Pain/Sorrow/Anger/Hueys/Heat/Mystery/Lifers
Vietnam Means Something-Different but the same-To all of us
Vietnam has a lasting effect of one sort or another on all Americans
Vietnam can only be understood by those of us who were there
…….and we don’t understand it!

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