All the companies of the 227th AHB stayed in Vietnam after the 1st CAV returned stateside.
On 1 September 1970, E Troop, 1/9th CAV was organized from D/227. The troop was initially stationed at the same D/227 base at Lai khe, then later moved to the 1st Cavalry Division headquarters at Phouc Vinh.
Sometime before 24 February 1971 the unit was again redesigned, this time to the 227th Aerial Weapons Company and attached the 101st for Operation Lam Son 719 (February – March 1971) into Laos west of Khe Sanh.
A book is now being written about Lam Son 719 – by Colonel Matt Jackson. “Undaunted Valor: An Assault Helicopter Unit in Vietnam” – which will include information about the 227th Aerial Weapons Company involvement. He is still researching information and would welcome any help from those who served in that operation.
From the Author;
“Working on the third book. Lam Son 719. In my research I found that the 227th had participated in this operation. On 24 Feb at 2200 hours, the 227Aerial Weapons Company, formerly, Delta 227th joined the 101st. The need for AH-1G aircraft was so great that they pulled almost every AH-1 unit into the fight and got an emergency shipment of 25 AH-1Gs out of the states and flown over before the end of Feb. “