Don Phillips

 I was actually drafted, after I graduated from MTSU, in August of 1969. After completing flight school, I flew Hueys in Viet Nam from October of 1970 until October of 1971.  After returning from Viet Nam, I joined the Army National Guard in 1980 where I flew Hueys, Cobras and BlackHawks until I retired as a CW5 in 2006.  After 9/11, I retired from teaching at ORHS and worked full time for the National Guard at the flight facility at McGee Tyson Air Base.  From August of 2004 until October of 2005, I was deployed to Iraq, where I flew BlackHawks.  Two tours...almost 35 years from start to finish...It’s been a hoot!

Photo taken of one of our BlackHawks by a wingman.  The water tower was painted with the Power T by the 101st ARBN prior to our arrival. The watertower was just south of the city of Mosul in northern Iraq.

 US Navy  Aviation Electrician  in VF33 1967-1970 embarked on the Aircraft Carrier USS America CVA 66  Vietnam Service 1968e.