What's So Special About The Black Hawk Helicopter?
The Black Hawk helicopter has been in service since 1979, but what makes it so special, that 36 countries use it? Here's ...
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'It's a history of our country': Papillion Vietnam Memorial welcomes UH-1 Huey helicopter
The Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation welcomed ... those Killed in Action in the Vietnam War. In 2022, the UH-1 Huey helicopter was bought to the state of Nebraska where it was later ...
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Friends of Army Aviation brings Vietnam-era Huey helicopter to metro
The Huey will be at the New Century Airport until Tuesday and then will travel to Fort Leavenworth and then Topeka for more ride-alongs. The Huey will be at the New Century Airport until Tuesday ...
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MOH recipient rushed to the aid of his crew
During a battle June 5, 1966, in the middle of the Vietnam War, Nelson commanded a UH-1N Huey helicopter flying near Moc Hoa, Republic of Vietnam. Enemy fire forced the crew to attempt to bring ...
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Durham High grad awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
The day he died, June 5, 1966, Nelson was commanding a Huey helicopter on a ... Nelson Jr. was an Army helicopter pilot and had been in Vietnam for five months when he was killed in June ...
Citadel graduate, killed saving his crew in Vietnam, honored with Medal of Honor
A Citadel graduate who was killed in action while saving his crew members during the Vietnam War posthumously received the nation’s highest military honor Friday. President Joe Biden awarded the Medal ...
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Durham High grad awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
He became an Army helicopter pilot and served in Taiwan for three years before being sent to Vietnam on Jan. 2 ... Nelson was commanding a Huey helicopter on a “search-and-destroy reconnaissance ...