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‘Forged in steel and flames’: Vietnam air cavalry veterans bond with soldiers now flying in their old unit
More than 30 Vietnam air cavalry veterans visited a contemporary air cavalry unit at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga.
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Iowa Vietnam veteran shares story of being a helicopter pilot during the war
Miní, a wild-born female jaguar, takes an unbelievable journey from the Iberá Wetlands to the Gran Chaco forest to revive a ...
On this date: 1975 – The Fall of Saigon
Fifty years ago, in the chaotic final hours of the Vietnam War, American pilots pulled off the largest helicopter evacuation ...
US officers who broke rank to save lives recall the fall of Saigon 50 years ago
The 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon this week will trigger complex and mixed emotions for those who lived through it.
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Pilot Reflects on Vietnam Helicopter Training at Closed Texas Fort
Let’s step back in time to Fort Wolters, the launchpad where over 40,000 helicopter pilots learned to fly during the Vietnam ...
Carlsbad’s Neil Black, 50 years after Vietnam war, on how he survived 7½ years as POW
I have to say it was terrifying,” said the retired Air Force officer. “It caused my brain to start looking upward to the ...
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Owensboro remembers missing Vietnam hero
As the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, a hometown hero whose fate remains one of the biggest ...
Army helicopter pilot shares how the aircraft was crucial in the Vietnam War
Helicopters are synonymous with military operations today. If it weren’t for the Vietnam War, things wouldn’t be that way. It ...
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Iowa pilot remembers the fall of Saigon 50 years later
Pilot John Morgan flew one of the helicopters evacuating people out of Saigon. When Iowa native John Morgan received orders to assist with the Vietnam War, it was a “tremendous surprise.” ...