It wasn’t until after Army Capt. Larry Taylor had picked up four of his fellow soldiers during a raging firefight in Vietnam – the men clinging onto the outside of his helicopter, as there wasn’t room ...

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 ...

An Inola veteran is using a restored helicopter to help honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Picked out of a boneyard in Tucson Arizona, this U-H-34D "Choctaw" was destined to be used for ...

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 they were used for ...

Between June 15 and July 29, 1945, six Army Air Forces pilots flying experimental Sikorsky helicopters evacuated between 75 ...

WO1 John Stephen Chrin graduated from Lebanon Catholic High School in 1967. He attended Mansfield State College when he ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Vietnam War Army helicopter pilot Dennis DuPuis talked about his inspiration for flying attack helicopters during his two tours in the War. This ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As an Army first lieutenant and Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Larry Taylor flew hundreds of missions and saved countless lives. But no rescue flight was as daring, ...

YOUNGSTOWN – Vietnam veterans might get a catch in their throat when they hear the familiar and distinct “whoop, whoop” of the rotor blades as the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter, dubbed the “Huey,” ...

Jerome R. Daly, the helicopter pilot who became a Catholic priest, flew 2,000 hours in three tours. He earned 80 (this is not a typo) citations for bravery, including the Silver Star, three ...

In the chaos of the helicopter evacuation from Saigon in April 1975, Doan Hoàng Curtis' sister was somehow left behind. It ...