~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ Vietnam History Project ~

Photo G2599: Remains of a UH-1H Helicopter, tail number 67-17706, of the 25th Infantry Division that crashed into the Dong Nai River at 1825 hours (6:15pm) on 17 April 1970 near the old French Pier above the Dong Nai River Bridge. The helicopter, carrying a crew of 5 with 6 passengers was returning from the II Field Forces Helipad on Long Binh Post to the Cu Chi base camp (Vietnam) when it struck two suspended cables. Members of the B Company 720th MP Battalion and 458th PBR River Patrol Unit responded to assist with the recovery of bodies and military documents that covered the waters surface. There was only one survivor. Courtesy of SP/4 Edward R. Aldrich B Company, 720th MP Battalions, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, July 1969-July 1970.

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