1967-68

C Troop 7th Squadron 17th Air Cavalry

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	The Oshkosh rally? June 5, 1967: Clustered on Brooks Field at Ft. Knox, KY, elements of B- and C-7/17th Cav are displayed for the visiting West Point senior class of 1968. The characteristic droop of the 540 rotor blades is evident on the C model gunships. Within months the Ruthless Riders would be operating in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. L.H. Johnson Jr. Photo
	bunker clean-up, feb. 68 - Aero Rifles of 7/17 Cav remove bodies of NVA troops killed in fierce combat during Tet. The Ruthless Riders wear M17 gas masks because tear gas had been used in an attempt to flush the enemy from the bunkers. (Troop unknown) L.H. Johnson Jr. Photo
	Watch Your Step! Feb. 68 - Treading carefully, a Ruthless Riders ARP crosses a mountain stream using a footbridge constructed by the NVA. This action occurred on the Ho Chi Minh Trail between Dak To and the Cambodian border. (Troop unknown).
	Ruthless Tunnel Rat, Feb. 68 - Wearing his traditional blue scarf (with embroidered graffiti), a 7/17 Cav ARP enters an NVA bunker neat Kontum. He is armed with a .45 caliber M1911A1 pistol and wears an old air cav favorite, the Seiko aviator's watch. (Troop unknown) L.H. Johnson Jr. Photo