173rd Assault Helicopter Company - "Robinhood" Patch - The 173^rd Aviation Company was activated on 26 January 1966 and deployed to Vietnam in March 1966. The 173^rd were assigned to the 1^st Aviation Bridge's 11^th Combat Aviation Battalion at Phu Loi and made their based at Lai Khe. The 173^rd supported elements of the 1^st , 9^th and 25^th Infantry Divisions in the III Corps, Tactical Zone north of Saigon. The 173^rd Aviation Company underwent a name change and became the 173^rd Assault Helicopter Company and operated as an element of Airmobile. The 173^rd AHC served from 1966 to 1972 when the unit stood-down. The unit was awarded the Valorous Unit Award and the Meritorious Unit Commendation. PFC Gary G. Wetzel was awarded our nation's most precious award, the "Medal of Honor" by then President Lyndon B. Johnson.