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We were ALL young back then. I was a crew chief/door gunner (1967-1969) with C Btry 2 Bn 20th Arty 1st Cav, for most of my tour, and am privileged to be crew chief for this great Association now. I have been writing in the 1st Cav paper (Saber) since the May/June issue of 1994. We started with 2/20th people, but as research found the history of the ARA we wanted to expand to cover ALL the ARA units. We added F Btry 79th and then in spring of 1999 4/77th (the only other Bn. of ARA there ever was) asked to join our group.
So you see, this is how the Blue Max Association started. These pages have helped many guys find us and get reconnected with others with whom they served.

The primary goal of the Blue Max Association is to document and preserve our proud history. Our secondary goal is to be able to reunite with old friends, to make new ones, and have fun doing it. We currently have a database of over 900 names with addresses of those that served and we have aircraft history with reports.
Click on Join Blue Max and see what the Blue Max Association has. By joining Blue Max ARA Association you will get a newsletter, certificate, copies of all data base information we have and a list of those that gave their life for their country in Nam (there are 49 from 2/20th, 26 from 4/77, and 9 from F 79) with information on each.Please read the information when you have the file open. If you have any old orders forward a copy to me. We use them to help find others that were with us.


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By joining you help support the Association and ALL ARA in finding another brother.

Are you looking for tail numbers of A/C that 2/20th ARA, 4/77th ARA or F79 AFA aircraft had? If you are please check the links at the bottom of the page.

F Battery 79th Artillery was in Vietnam 1971-1972 only! Unit was formed under the 3rd Bde of the 1st Cav and was used to replace 2/20th that was being sent back to the states and was De-activated @ Ft Lewis, WA.

Read the story Missle! Missle! about A/C 725 and the pilots that survived.


2nd Bn 20th Artillery was re-activated at Ft Hood as is now under the 4th ID as a MLRS unit.

Index of Pages

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION CONTACT MEMBERS MORE ARA ASSOCIATIOIN INFO MEMBERS only link Russ' VIETNAM PHOTO's
HHB 2/20 AIRCRAFT LIST A 2/20 AIRCRAFT LIST B 2/20 AIRCRAFT LIST C 2/20 AIRCRAFT LIST F BTRY 79th AIRCRAFT LIST
HHB 4/77th AIRCRAFT A Btry 4/77th AIRCRAFT B Btry 4/77th AIRCRAFT C Btry 4/77th A 4/77th ARA Home Page
Reunion news page link 1998 Reunion Photo Album 2000 Reunion Photo Album future Reunion Photo Album 2002 Reunion Photo Album
First Cav Association VHCMA VHPA VHFCN 101st AB Assciation
MAPS OF VIETNAM Flight History other veteran groups NOT USED NOT USED


January 23, 2002 by
Russ Warriner
President, Executive Director and Webmaster
of the Blue Max ARA Association.

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