Beginning May 1, 1970, the 1st Cavalry Division (along with ARVN and other US Units) crossed the border into Cambodia in the area known as the Fishhook. The following documents add background and details about the operation and the role of the 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion.
The first document is the Warning Order notifying the Battalion of the upcoming operation. This is followed by the intelligence detail provided by the Battalion S2 of the Fish Hook area inside Cambodia, Assault timeline, Flight Assignments, Flight Leaders Briefing sheet, Description of the “Heavy” flight formations, “Atta-Boy” to Company Commanders, and a copy of the 11th Group Newsletter.
Documents provided by Kirby Lawson. COL Lawson served as CO of C/227 (Ghostrider 6) and also as the 227th Battalion XO (1969-1970)