Charliehorse Scout George Branigan checks in.  I served with D 3/5 from May or June 1971 to February 1972. I was a scout crewchief /observer. My aircraft was an OH-6A, SN# 962. I’m pretty sure that the unit moved to Phu Bai at the time noted as having moved to Camp Evans, but I can’t be sure. More research is in order. I seem to remember that we arrived at North Phu Bai just before Christmas 1971. I think we had moved to Camp Evans around October that year.  When I first got into D 3/5 in May or June ’71 we were all still wearing 9th Infantry Division “Cookie” patches. When we moved to Camp Evans we all had to wear the 101st patches. All of my orders however came from Hqtrs.,101st at Camp Eagle.   In June or July of 1971 we started exchanging our OH-58s for OH-6s. Some of these aircraft came from “Light Horse”. My aircraft was 962 and my alternate ship was 935. Do you remember old “Susie Q”? We got her too. To say we have a confusing past is an understatement. Perhaps in our lifetimes we will be able to unravel our history. I’m looking forward to the day when all of us will be together on one site.

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