Long before the Vietnam conflict had ended, the “Huey” (its original Army designation was HU-1A, for Helicopter, Utility, Model 1A) was probably the most recognizable helicopter in the world ...

Larry Walker was a helicopter mechanic. “I still remember them clambering, the people climbing those ladders (on the roof of the embassy ... to win the war.” Vietnam veterans group salutes ...

With the last helicopter evacuations flying out of Saigon on April 30, 1975, and the fall of both the capital and country, ...