The Willy Nilly crew landing.

This photo was taken by a member of the 2-7th Infantry.

Our first "Combat kill"

Me and my trophy.

Ready to go.

First flight into Iraq

Look familiar?

How about now?

My Bravo Company brothers

We threw donated soccer balls from the helicopters to the Iraqi children.

Willy Nilly Crew

The end of a great mission day

Mr. Carpio and LT. Taylor

Mr. Carpio was my PC for the Willy Nilly mission

Baghdad Tower

I remember video of this tower from the Gulf War It was proof for me I was really there.

1-140th AVN BN The Grizzlies

Fighting for your right to arm bears

LT. Pennington at the controls

This was taken just before the Willy Nilly Mission.

My Charlie company buddies

Justin and Mike are old Huey guy's like me

He's serious too!

I guess no one wanted to trade

1SG Sapasap

A true NCO

Can you say HOT!

That's 122 degrees Farenheight folks

They're baaaack!

Can you say understatement?

Vitali and I with my friends flag

Is it just me or is that guy huge

Those dust storms were murder

Mr Carpio

Or should I say CW2 Will E. Nilly

Guess what his nickname is?

Our fearless test pilots

Duv and Rat

Camp Buerhing Kuwait

It wasn't me!

The "Sreel Dragon" is down.

It is actually only out of fuel. They were able to fly it out.

It should say. Still Draggin.

My buddy SSG Sam Knight

The Willy Nilly logo artist

SGT Ziegler Up close and personal

I told you those detainee classes were interesting

LT. Pennington

AKA Willo E. Nilly

Gotta love that new math

Or not!

LT Taylor and Mr. Carpio

Ready for action

Two of the original Willy Nillyer's

Told Ya !!

Thugs

Bravo CO. at CIF (Central Issue Facility)

They came to chew bubble gum and kick ass

And they're all out of bubble gum

Like a scene out of the Mummy movie

That's the end of the runway sticking out

I hate those sandstorms

Got stranded in them twice

It's worse on the inside

I flew this flag for my son's teacher.

She and his class were a great help while I was away

Mr. Duvnyak and Mr Good

I'll bet those beers tasted real good after a year.

Test pilot diagnostic tool.

Gotta love those Charlie Company folks.

Nighttime at the hangar

That must be the three Hawks Justin wanted to trade

Not here too.

Yikes!! No morale anywhere. Go figure

Geez! That guy is getting old.

The shower tent

How could you not like the shower tent.

FOB Danger

The epitome of excess. That's just one house on the compound

Surviving the dust storm

Yes they even got in the CHU's

My favorite pilot

Hey. He saved my life, what do you expect?

Kilroy ? Who's Kilroy? I'm Willy.

Our new Batallion Commander.

This man left us alone and let us do our jobs. Thank you Sir.

The Care bears are in Danger. Get it? FOB Danger?

Well I thought it was funny

Sgt. McDermot taking a break.

Sgt. McDermot relaxing.

Wait a minute I'm sensing a pattern here

I guess she wasn't just laying around all the time

Sgt. McDermot terrorist catcher.

HHC folks getting some sun.

There was a lot of sun to go around that's for sure.

Mary and Ken chillin'

You talkin' to me?

Mr. Yap looking tough

Scuba Steve and Mini Me

Me and J.D. with our post mission stogies

Mr. Laguna and I passing the time in Kuwait.

J.D. tries to light his stogie in the dust storm.

A man and his helicopter.

He is actually hoping to turn around and see an Apache

I crack myself up. I really do.

Me and Meredith going home for R&R

Tanker with his regulation mustache.

Mr. Jones helping us with our combative training.

Sgt. Smith

You want me to paint the whole helicopter with this??

Mr. Metoyer

Forever "CAV"

My buddy Sam

Just back away from the X-Box and no one gets hurt.

No that's not a UFO

Helicopters, night time ,no moon and a lot of dust equal Scair Assault

Big Dawg smiling.

You don't want to be around when he isn't smiling!

Mr. Trautwein and Mr. Laguna relaxing in Qatar.

It was Barbecue night at Speicher

and Warhorse always had matchlight.

Sgt. Tafoya

Didn't I tell you to cover this hole?

John Frank and Dave at Fort Sill

I'll bet the smiles are directly related to the contents of those cups.

Enough said.

Big Dawg and I in Kirkuk

Are you Gonna be scared all your life?

MSG Eck

I hope this is a scale and not a thermometer.

Bravo Company door gunners

Ray, Rene and Javier

Jeramie and Jaime

Settling in for the flight to Kuwait

Crossed Longknifes

Ft. Sill, "Morale building" function.