In early 1967, while the 134thAssault Helicopter Company was still building up at Fort Bragg, the First Sergeant (Sergeant Carter), suggested we ought to have a unit patch. Being a soldier with some artistic skills I ran with it. In a couple of days I came back with an appropriate design and

In the words of


Ted Motsinger
gave it to him. I didn't think much more about it at the time, and I certainly didn't imagine it would become the official patch of the 134th Assault Helicopter Company. It does my heart good to know, now years later, it still holds meaning.

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