Posted on 03/23/2015 6:42:41 PM PDT by llevrok
The Best helicopter door gunner of all time died and went to heaven. St. Peter greeted him there and said Welcome to heaven! Your terminal assignment orders indicate you were the best door gunner in human history and did wonderful things for your fellow crew members, your unit, and your country your entire life. For that reason I am authorized to let you choose in which part of heaven you would like to spend eternity.
Well, the gunner said, Id love to bunk somewhere where I will never see another helicopter pilot they are loud, contemptible, and generally a pain in the ass, and I dont want to see, hear, or have to deal with one ever again!
No problem, Specialist! St. Peter replied. We dont get too many helicopter pilots up here anyway, but just to be sure, I have the perfect place for you a deserted tropical island where you will never be bothered by them.
The gunner floated off to his island paradise, a happy lad. But about 1 week later he was back at the pearly gates, demanding to see St. Peter. Whats wrong? St. Peter asked.
Well said the gunner, You said I would never have to deal with a helicopter pilot again. But, as I was walking along the beach this morning, I looked up and there, swaggering towards me, was this obnoxious looking fellow wearing a flight suit, sporting a sidearm and a 16-function wrist watch, with a girl on each arm, and telling war stories that all started with There I was .
St. Peter appeared puzzled and said Let me check something then queried his computer to determine the recent whereabouts of the only two helicopter pilots in Heaven. He wasnt coming up with any answers when finally it dawned on him
. Oh, that wasnt a helicopter pilot you saw this morning
that was God! Sometimes he likes to dress up and pretend he's a helicopter pilot.
It needs to say ...” to impress women”. At the end.
I have never met a door gunner of the Vietnam war that didn’t love the job.
http://nam-cav.blogspot.com/2012/04/vietnam-from-door-gun-door-gunners-were.html
Border Star 85 @ Ft Bliss went to the pilot's tent to check on a dead generator. Stripped off my BDU top to work on it, found the problem and went into the tent to tell my BMO (ex Armored Cav pilot) that I was going for the parts.
One of his rotorhead buddies said "Hey, Sergeant, you're out of uniform!" I said "Yes, sir! As soon as I find the flight surgeon I'll have him surgically attach a cot to my back."
Rip Gunner.. We needed you there!!!
It’s no wonder. One brother and my uncle were chopper pilots. Now I know why they strut around so much.
I worked with a guy who’d done 3 tours as a door gunner and “liked it”...
Up until Tet.....That’s when he decided it was time to come home.
19 year olds do crazy stuff, but it was an awesome and exhilarating experience. Hats off to the grunts we inserted and brought out, they were the real heroes.
"1st Team, Sir!"
Bookmark
Doorgunner,
This ones for you!
ROFLMAO
Bet that left a mark...
Door gunner on OH-58’s. B 2/17Cav 101ABN. 1981 when I was 19. Yes, we did that.
I was in an OH-6A at 300 feet, coming into the flight line when it had a tail rotor failure, great pilot skills kept us alive, crash landed with broken left skid and tail section collapse but we walked away with only wet pants.
Was not a gunner for them, but the Huey gunship pilots did seem to think they were hot. Was around them at out forward rearming pad up at LZ Stud. The army guys that came in sporadically were the worst. Marine pilots were just eager beavers.
Dang. Missed your ping.
Carry on...
Awesome.My buddy has a Huey that we will be working on to get it airworthy.I am hunting up all the mounts for the 60s to put her back in gunship config.She will be in her correct markings during her combat tours as well.
Same exercise I got into it with a CW4 about who’s job it was to crank his generator. He said “Do you know what rank I am?” and I replied “Yes, sir, you’re a SP/5 with a helicopter license.”
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