CW2 Rich Geraghty

  Rich was my mentor.  He was the Maverick who was always cool and calm
when the rest of us were going ballistic.  I have remained in touch with Rich
and am proud to call him my friend.  He lives in Houston, Texas and is a VHPA member.
Check out his profile in the VHPA history book.

Specialist Eddie Adair
Gunner
Maverick 36

This is a shot of SP4 Eddie Adair.  Eddie was my door gunner and a master gunsmith
on the 7.62 mini-gun.  I am proud to say that I never once had a misfire
during my entire tour as aircraft commander on Maverick 36 (Satans Playmate).
Eddie is entirely responsible for and deserves all the credit for maintaining
those mini-guns in tip top working order.  I could always rest easy, knowing that when
I needed to pull the trigger, they would fire.  I'd like to find Eddie again and also thank
him for all the times he was there for me.

CW2 Pat Tominey (L) and WO1 Jim Spiers (R), standing outside the
Mavericks hootch on a well deserved day off.
I have lost touch with Pat also, so if anyone know where he is,
please let me know.

Ed Plucinski

Ed Plucinski, what a guy.  Ed was another outstanding helicopter pilot.  He was
always a better shot than me and he had a special little smirk that he displayed
every time I would razz him about it.  He also had an 8 mm movie camera
that he let me borrow.  I have some wonderful film from the Mekong Delta.

Thanks Ed.


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