Editor Paul J. Metzner H43huskie@yahoo.com	Dedicated to the little helicopter with “Blades of Wood” flown by “Men of Steel” 3^rd Anniversary Edition January 2006	Editor Stephen P. Mock pedronews@libby.org

“To Fly IS HEAVENLY – TO HOVER IS DiVINE”

Help Stamp out Fixed Wings

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Paul and I would like to wish all of you a

“Happy Christmahanukwanzika”

or

Merry Christmas

Happy Hanukkah

Happy Kwanzaa

AND

A Healthy, Happy, New Year!!!!!!

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INTRODUCTION

With this edition, we start our fourth year of the

PEDRO NEWS.

Neither Paul nor I ever envisioned the popularity or the success of reuniting so many former crew members and friends. We really have become one big PEDRO’S POSSE.

There were times that we thought the “well had run dry”, but always, sometimes even at the last minute, someone would contribute a story, a joke, or something that just made the next edition possible.

I just received an offer from (PJ) Bob LaPointe, author of “PJs in NAM”.

He was clearing out his research material and ran across a copy of the 3^rd ARRG Joint Search & Rescue Center log listing all S.E.A. rescues starting with Rescue 01. He has offered it to us. It is this type of unselfishness that continues to ensure our future existence as a quality publication. THANKS Bob and a special thanks to all our other contributers who have helped in this successful endeavor

Steve

NOW FOR THE GOOD STUFF

HEROS

Read about a great Rescue near Loc Ninh, Vietnam

PEDRO'S POEMS

Here’s a cool poem that will be put to music

SEA STORIES

As it was in the beginning……

SAR PATTERN/LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Pedro Restoration Needs Help

THE OLD GUARD

Is this a new record, maybe????

LAST FLIGHT

We say “Farewell”

EDITOR'S CORNER

Our Thoughts on things

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