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- Edd after Nam & hospital 1970
Edd Hogeboom was a Scout Pilot (Call Sign Cavalier 16) in Charlie Troop, from March 1969 thru December 30, 1969. Edd and his crew were shot down, on December 30, 1969. Tom Soma and James Dean were both killed in action, with Edd being wounded and sent back to the states for treatment.
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- 2 Big GUN!
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- 3 Hootch Lighting… Not the Hilton!
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- 4 “Early Rocket Box decor” in the Hootch
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- 5 Monk… I don’t know who cared for him, etc. but he did well!
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- 6 Cavalier Monk, who had some nasty habits, was a crowd pleaser!
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- 7 “Cavalier Monk” ready to pounce!
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- 8 train, location? It was on the roll of film!
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- 9 train
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- 10 At The Hilton, err Hootch
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- 11 Sleeping fully armed in the Hootch
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- 12 Hootch and guitar
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- 13 Christmas 1969 in the Hootch
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- 14 It’s not the Hilton! Hootch 7
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- 15 Galen Rosher, Bob Tredway
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- 16 unkown
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- 17 C Troop “O Club” Phouc Vinh 1969
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- 18 Kurt Schatz, names, Tim Hope, name
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- 19 Lift Pilot Steve Karas
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- 20 Direction Signs to the States!
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- 21 “You have never lived, til you’ve almost died. For those who fight for life, life has a flavor the protected shall never know”
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- 22 Edd’s flight helmet
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- 23 Bunkers were made of what you could scrounge at the time.
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- 24 Phouc Vinh shower i the center with drums on top; latrine to the left
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- 25 Phouc Vinh
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- 26 Charlie Troop at Phouc Vinh
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- 27 Phouc Vinh where rocket boxes are filled with dirt for bunkers!
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- 28 Phouc Vinh: War Zones ALL have mud!
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- 29 The “Home Signs!”
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- 30 Phouc Vinh
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- 31 C Troop Flightline, Phouc Vinh
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- 32 C Troop Cobra’s, Phouc Vinh
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- 33 Charlie Troop Cobra, Phouc Vinh
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- 34 Cobra Phouc Vinh
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- 35 Huey in San Francisco
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- 36 unk location
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- 37 Edd, Steve?, Bill? Neff, Perry Hood, Cecil Smith, and Tim Hope
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- 38 Edd and 5 of 9 grandchildren
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- 39 A very surprised Edd, and the General, in the hospital!
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- 40 Edd Hogeboom
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- 41 Edd Silver Star
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- 42 Velinda and Edd Hogeboom
SHORT STORIES BY EDD HOGEBOOM
“1) Sir Candidate Hogeboom —- No Reason Sir”
“2) “The Day I Flew Naked!”
“3) To Honor Those of “The Crossed Sabers”
A note from Edd:…..” I would like to ……………………..”
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- Velinda and Edd