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A U.S. Army Vietnam-era "free gunner" (c. 1966) is shown manning his duty position on a UH-1B/C helicopter gunship, with a bungee cord securing his M60 machine gun to the aircraft cabin doorway. The concept of the door gunner originated during the Vietnam War , when helicopters were first used in combat in large numbers.
Carlson Evans was born and raised on a dairy farm in rural Minnesota and graduated from nursing school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Upon graduation, she joined the Army Nurse Corps and served in Vietnam, at age 21, in 1968–1969. She served in the burn unit of the 36th Evacuation Hospital in Vung Tau and at Pleiku in the 71st Evacuation Hospital ...
Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert Lewis Howard (July 11, 1939 – December 23, 2009) was a United States Army Special Forces officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, a Distinguished Service Cross, [a ...
Distinguished Flying Cross (4) Bronze Star Medal. Air Medal (43) Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross. Larry L. Taylor (12 February 1942 – 28 January 2024) was a United States Army officer and helicopter pilot who was awarded the Medal of Honor on 5 September 2023 for his actions on 18 June 1968 during the Vietnam War.
Charles Kettles. Then Army Major Charles Kettles stands in front of a 121st Aviation Company UH-1H Huey helicopter during his second tour of duty in Vietnam in 1969. Charles Seymour Kettles (January 9, 1930 – January 21, 2019) was a United States Army lieutenant colonel and a Medal of Honor recipient.
[1] [2] It was provided by Sikorsky CH-3C helicopters of the US 20th Helicopter Squadron, the only USAF combat helicopter squadron in Vietnam, [3] which had been transferred there in 1965 and was known as the "Pony Express". [4]
The Frederick Hart bronze statue Three Soldiers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 states, "A Vietnam era veteran" is a person who:
Jerry Michael Tate Shriver (24 September 1941 – 10 June 1969), also known by his nickname " Mad Dog ", was a master sergeant in the United States Army, Green Beret, and served in MACV-SOG. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][excessive citations] Shriver served in the Vietnam War and took part in operations along the Ho Chi Minh trail, Cambodia and Laos ...