PORTAGE, MI — A powerful moment of nostalgia struck Kalamazoo resident Bob Short while boarding an aircraft that defined his experience in the Vietnam War. The Air Zoo partnered with the Michigan ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Kansas veteran who flew Army helicopters in Vietnam transported troops and trained pilots during his year overseas. Pratt native Greg Lesh joined the Army in 1969 after ...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The very visible reminder of the Vietnam War in Santa Barbara, a Huey helicopter, is now gone after about 30 years. The local Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 218 ...
Veterans working on a Vietnam veterans memorial in Rome got a big delivery from Missouri that would complete the memorial they had been working on for years: a Huey helicopter. “We started this dream ...
PORTAGE, MI —The unmistakable thumping of a Vietnam War-era UH-1N Huey helicopter was felt as propellors whooshed above the Kalamazoo area Saturday. The Air Zoo partnered with Michigan Flight Museum ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- There was a powerful sight and sound over San Jose Wednesday. A Vietnam war-era Huey helicopter, fully restored by veterans, flew above city hall, marking 50 years since the ...
U.S. Army Huey helicopter #174 has been transformed into an art installation. — -- On Feb. 14, 1969, U.S. Army Huey helicopter #174 was gunned down while on a medical rescue mission in Vietnam, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The debate over adding a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter to Punta Gorda’s Veterans Park has returned, but the latest proposal was ...
As combat intensified in Vietnam, the limits of armed transport helicopters became clear, pushing engineers to evolve the ...
Historic Huey helicopters will be the focus for Bartholomew County Historical Society’s first Evelyn Seward Speaker Series event of 2025. On March 27, there will be a session on the history of the ...