These pictures are from Mad Dog 39, Major (Ret) Terry Morris. W01 Morris flew for about one month with White Flight and then spent the rest of his tour in the 240th AHC with the Mad Dogs. He was promoted to CW2 towards the end of this first tour and later on that same day he was given a direct commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. Mad Dog 39 spent 25 years in the Army and retired in 1988 as a Major. Major Morris, Mad Dog 39er, started his career with the 82nd Airborne Division as a combat engineer and from there went on to Special Forces training and became a Green Beret rising to the rank of SSG (E-6). In 1967 Green Beret, Staff Sergeant Morris ended up in Helicopter Flight School as a WOC. When the future Mad Dog 39 successfully completed Rotary Wing Flight Training, he was sent to South Vietnam and served with the 240th AHC in 1968/1969. When he finished his year tour with the Mad Dogs and Greyhounds, he returned to the States to train future helicopter pilots for the Vietnam War. Having flown all but one month of his tour with the Mad Dogs, Mad Dog 39 missed flying combat missions and was sent to Cobra Transition School. He was again sent to South Vietnam, this time with D Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division as a pilot of Cobra Helicopter Gunships. He survived once again and returned home to the United States. Major (Ret) Terry Morris, Mad Dog 39er, in his heart always a Mad Dog first, was shot down 7 times during his two tours of duty in South Vietnam, first flying UH-1C Huey Gunships and then AH-1G Huey Cobra Gunships. During his two tours of duty in South Vietnam, Mad Dog 39 earned the following awards: Silver Star, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses, Bronze Star, 4 Purple Hearts, 57Air Medals with 4 of those with the "V" Device for valor, Army Commendation Medal and a bunch of "I've been there medals." You can stop by and visit Major Terry Morris, Mad Dog 39, in Phenix City, Alabama, right near Fort Benning, Geo! rgia, where he currently serves and fulfills his duties, as the Assistant Chief of Police for the Phenix City Police Department. Your Brothers of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company thank you, Mad Dog 39er, for being a part of this website and we are truly honored to have you share your 240th AHC memories with us. Welcome Home, Brother, and thanks for a job DAMN WELL DONE! We look forward to seeing you at the 2002, 240th AHC Reunion in Dothan, Alabama. Here is WO1 Cook at Tay Ninh East, 1968. Check out the psyedelic show going on in back of him. To the best of my recollections, those smoke grenades cost about $7 dollars a piece! Hey, what did we care, we weren't paying taxes at the time. Here is Mad Dog 39, Aircraft Commander, Lt. Terry Morris, sitting behind the controls of a Mad Dog Gunship at the Bearcat Flightline, 1968. Mad Dog 39er is looking "mean and lean" and getting ready to go hunting! According to Mad Dog 39, Terry Morris, this is a picture taken of Lt. Schaffer and Lt. Foster at Cu Chi just prior to Mr. Eisenhour being KIA on 8-18-68. At the time this picture was taken the 240th was supporting B-Co, 51st LRRP'S. Shortly after this picture was snapped, the 240th lost Mr. Eisenhour, Mr. Faverty and SP4 Begosh. This is a photo of WO1 Gilmore at Tay Ninh East. This was near the imfamous area known as the Parrot's Beak and the 240th had a lot of contact with Charlie in this area. Mad Dog 39er, Terry Morris, at Tay Ninh East, holding a war trophy taken from some KBA's (Killed By Air) he and his crew chalked up during a mission. The 240th used this as a staging area when they would "cross the fence" while supporting Special Forces operations into Cambodia in 1968. Did I say, Cambodia? I sure did! The 240th operated in Cambodia long before the 1970 invasion ordered by President Nixon. Of course all personnel were stripped of any identification showing they were United States Army and all identifying U.S. markings on the aircraft involved were removed. Here is a Christmas card Mad Dog 39er sent home for the 1968 Holiday Season. You'll notice he has presents for Charlie all around him! This is a photo of the 240th BOQ, don't know the Officer and Gentleman doing some bar-be-que, and you can see the Unofficial 240th Company Flag hanging from the balcony. The flag was designed and made up by Captain Bob Portman, Kennel Keeper 6, 1968/1969, showing the 240th Greyhound "WRESTLING" with a kangaroo, which represented the 135th Assault Helicopter Company stationed next to us. The flag was made up in response for the men of the 135th stenciling kangaroos on 240th choppers. The 135th AHC was made up of United States Army and Australian Navy personnel. Needless to say, the officers and enlisted men of the 135th didn't care too much for that flag and tried on many occasions to capture it. I believe the 135th was finally successful in getting the flag. A smaller version of the flag, an original, sits on the counter of Ben "Gentle Ben" Thompson's fruit stand, Kennel Keeper 3, 1968/1969, the Briar Patch, in Forest City, North Carolina. Here is SP4 Masaki, one of Mad Dog 39'ers, GIBS (Guys In Back), Mad Dog crew chief/doorgunner posing for a picture sitting in a Mad Dog mini-gun gunship.

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