Lt. Col. Denny in Command of Helicopter Squadron During a formal change of command ceremony at Hue-Phu Bai, Viet Nam, Lt. Col. Rex (Ziggy) Denny of Celeste, assumed command of Marine Helicopter Squadron-161 (HMM-161). Lt. Col. Denny departed Hawaii in March with the First Marine Brigade and arrived in Viet Nam in April this year. Prior to assuming command of HMM-161, he served on the staff of Tank Force 78 for the landing of US Marine at Hue-Phu-Bai and Chu Lai and later served as the operations officer of the Third Marine Amphibious Force with headquarters in Da Nang. HMM-161, the first and most famous assault helicopter squadron in the Marine Corps, was the first to see action in Korea. Col. Denny flew over eighty combat missions with the 161 in Korea in 1952 as a captain. HMM-161 moved to Hue-Phu-Bai, a small Vietnamese airstrip located forty-seven miles from the border of North Viet Nam in June. Lt. Col. Denny, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Denny of Celeste, is still proud to call Celeste home after more than twenty-three years active duty in the United States Marine Corps. His wife, Marjorie and three children are remaining in Hawaii until Denny returns to the United States. (November 12, 1965, The Celeste Courier)