It has been nearly 50 years since Hutchinson native Lyle E. Mackedanz disappeared in Vietnam. While serving with the 17th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade as ...
Vietnam hero Capt. Curtis Wayne Fitzgerald I, 77, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4. Services for Fitzgerald, under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home, are set for 1 p.m. Friday, Feb.
Huey 823 has a new LZ. Following a five-day trip from California on a flatbed truck, a battle-scarred Vietnam veteran Bell UH-1 helicopter, the Huey to those who flew them, has found a new landing ...
This particular helicopter has a tragic history, however. On Feb. 1, 1968 — the first day of North Vietnam’s mammoth ... They got their hands on the Huey back in October, and have been ...
Take Me Home Huey tells the journey of a Medevac helicopter, nearly destroyed during the Vietnam War, as it is resurrected and transformed into colorful sculpture. The history of this iconic Huey ...
Republic of Vietnam,” White House officials said in a statement. THE BATTLE | June 5, 1966 28-year-old Capt. Nelson was commanding an armed Huey helicopter for a search-and-destroy reconnaissance ...
He became an Army helicopter pilot and served in Taiwan for three years before being sent to Vietnam on Jan ... Nelson was commanding a Huey helicopter on a “search-and-destroy reconnaissance ...