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Let's step back in time to Fort Wolters, the launchpad where over 40,000 helicopter pilots learned to fly during the Vietnam War.
Two Vietnam War helicopter pilots who haven't seen each other since one saved the other's life in combat have reunited.
“Things were said that African Americans weren’t smart enough to be pilots, but we prevailed," said George Hamilton. The Corpus Christi native was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War.
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Helicopters are synonymous with military operations today. If it weren’t for the Vietnam War, things wouldn’t be that way. It’s dubbed the “Helicopter War,” as ...
As a Huey helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Rich White has both proud and terrible memories of his 21 months of service in the Saigon area.
When he left the military after 27 years, retired U.S. Army Col. Otis Evans – a decorated Vietnam helicopter pilot – thought ...
Army Warrant Officer 1 Bobby Keen, an AH-64 Apache pilot, shows Vietnam veterans the inside of the helicopter on April 25, 2025, during a reunion of 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment troopers ...
It’s been three years in the making, but helicopter crews who flew during the Vietnam War will have their own monument at Arlington National Cemetery. The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association ...
A group of auto body students in New York State are refurbishing a piece of American history as they work on a Vietnam-era helicopter whose pilot was killed in battle back in 1968. The class at ...
New Mount Soledad plaque honors Naval pilot who earned Medal of Honor in Vietnam Cmdr. Clyde Lassen, who died in 1994, was also honored Saturday with a new helicopter installation bearing his name ...
ABERDEEN – Monroe County supervisors recently honored Col. Bobby Barrett of Aberdeen with a proclamation honoring his service as a Dustoff helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War.