Jerry Smith is shown beside a life preserver on a naval ship where he performed maintenance on helicopters in Vietnam in 1967. (Photo provided by Housecalls Hospice) PARKERSBURG — Jerry Smith was born ...
PORTAGE, Mich. — Air Zoo is taking their guests to new heights. For two days only, guests can take a ride on Huey Helicopter, the "iconic workhorse of the Vietnam War," according to Air Zoo officials.
It’s not a grave. Walter has no known gravesite. After his helicopter crashed in Vietnam in 1967, the other three soldiers aboard scattered into the jungle. They eventually were rescued. No trace of ...
During the three summers before graduating from high school, Marlo Vansickle demonstrated his work ethic as part of a traveling harvest crew that cut wheat throughout several states. These toils ...
The White House announced Friday that the president will award the Medal of Honor to Army Capt. Larry Taylor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. Taylor, who was an AH-1 Cobra pilot between ...
The Vietnam War brought to light the necessity of a specialized, armed aircraft to assist and supply fire support for transport helicopters in combat situations. In response, Bell Helicopter, the ...
A 92-year-old retired Army colonel shared a memorable flight with his wife on Thursday. George Stenehjem and his wife Jean, who live in the Twin Cities, went up in a Huey helicopter, which he piloted ...
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