IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1228 
Honoring the veterans of Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three and their 
families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2010 
Mr. BOOZMAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the veterans of Helicopter Attack Light Squadron 
Three and their families. 
Whereas Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three (herein-
after in this resolution referred to as ‘‘HAL–3’’) began 
its history as detachments of Navy Helicopter Combat 
Support Squadron One (HC–1) which began helicopter 
gunship operations in support of Navy ‘‘Brown Water’’, 
Special Operations, and Army units in the Mekong Delta 
of South Vietnam on September 19, 1966; 
Whereas the detachments of HC–1 adopted the name 
‘‘Seawolves’’; 
Whereas HAL–3 was officially established on April 1, 1967, 
in Vung Tau, South Vietnam, and was the only active 
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•HRES 1228 IH 
duty Navy helicopter gunship squadron in the history of 
Naval Aviation; 
Whereas during the squadron’s existence, the nearly 3,000 
veterans of HAL–3 displayed extraordinary courage in 
support of United States military and political objectives 
in Vietnam; 
Whereas 44 veterans of HAL–3 gave their lives in support 
of military operations in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam; 
Whereas the extraordinary performance of the veterans of 
HAL–3 earned numerous unit citations including 6 Pres-
idential Unit Citations, 13 Navy Unit Commendations, 2 
Meritorious Unit Commendation, a Republic of Vietnam 
Meritorious Unit Commendation, and the Vietnam Serv-
ice Medal; 
Whereas the valor of the veterans of HAL–3 earned 5 Navy 
Crosses, 31 Silver Stars, 2 Legion of Merit Medals, 5 
Navy and Marine Corps Medals, 219 Distinguished Fly-
ing Crosses, 156 Purple Hearts, 101 Bronze Stars, 142 
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Crosses, over 16,000 Air 
Medals, 439 Navy Commendation Medals, and 228 Navy 
Achievement Medals, making it possibly the most deco-
rated Navy squadron during the Vietnam War; 
Whereas the maintenance and administrative personnel of 
HAL–3 contributed greatly to the successes of the nine 
HAL–3 detachments operating throughout the Mekong 
Delta by providing the detachments with superb mainte-
nance support and logistics; 
Whereas HAL–3 flew over 130,000 hours of combat and 
logistical support; 
Whereas HAL–3 inflicted an estimated 8,700 casualties on 
enemy forces; 
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Whereas HAL–3 performed 1,530 medical evacuations; 
Whereas HAL–3 delivered over 37,000 passengers and over 
1,000,000 pounds of cargo; and 
Whereas HAL–3 was disestablished in March 1972 at Binh 
Thuy, South Vietnam, as part of the Vietnamization pro-
gram leaving behind it a combat and humanitarian 
record recognized as bringing great credit upon the 
United States Navy and its role in the Vietnam War: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, that the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the service, courage, and sacrifice of 
the veterans of HAL–3; 
(2) honors the families of HAL–3 veterans for 
their support; 
(3) expresses its condolences to the families and 
comrades of those killed in action; and 
(4) recognizes HAL–3 as a unique squadron in 
the history of naval aviation. 
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