2006

posted 12/27/06

Santa and his Elves delivered boxes of 'goodies' to all the shops
they work with before they did their shift flying. Santa is none other than Sgt Brian Dinning with SSgt Travis Pfister
sitting on his lap. Right is Sgt. Ernie Winter, left is Sean Green.

Sgt Paul Wood sumed it up in a letter to a support group.

HMM-364 Purple Fox squadron is an Assault Support Air Casevac unit. That means when a solider or civilian becomes a casualty or injured they gear up and run to the helicopter. In less than 7 minutes they are in the air and usually at the scene within 20 minutes. 20 minutes can make a huge difference to a wounded solider. Unlike popularized Red Cross helicopters that land in safe areas to load the wounded, the Purple Foxes fly into zones regardless of enemy activity or threat. This has given them the reputation of "Give A Shit", as they do whatever it takes to save or support the troops. This support is 24/7 and is considered a "cannot fail" mission as the ground troops rely on the speed and fire support needed to tend to the wounded. Ground troops rely on the speed and air support of the Foxes to complete their jobs.

The photo on the left is an example of the tireless work our Foxes perform on a daily basis. Sgt. Brian Dinning helps unload a stretcher of a wounded civilian.

11/2006

Brenda Beguin alerted us that her husband Chris is shown in the photo. HN Chris Beguin with the white helmet. Also shown is HN Dezern. 11/09/06