Because our DUSTOFF helicopters ... him to print me up some cards. What I wanted printed on the card was, ‘You have been air evacuated by DUSTOFF 30,’ and my name and address in Vietnam.

(KGO) -- There was a powerful sight and sound over San Jose Wednesday. A Vietnam war-era Huey helicopter, fully restored by veterans, flew above city hall, marking 50 years since the fall of Saigon.

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the images of helicopters, chaos, and surrender still echo as symbols of the Vietnam War’s dramatic end. A picture taken on April 30, 1975 in Saigon shows a ...

We knew better,” he recalled. Hamilton is part of fewer than 2% of black military combat helicopter pilots who served in Vietnam. “The Tuskegee Airmen, there were approximately 1,000 pilots.

The helicopter at Veterans Park on Northwest Park Street is being renovated back to its former glory. WATCH BELOW: Volunteers restore Vietnam War-era military helicopter in Okeechobee Volunteers ...

The plaque says that Lassen, the pilot and aircraft commander of a UH-2A Seasprite helicopter, risked his life “above and beyond the call of duty” during a rescue mission during the Vietnam War.

The class has teamed up with American Legion Post 1253 in Gasport to refurbish a decommissioned Vietnam War-era UH-1 helicopter. The goal is for the helicopter to go on display in June at a new ...

Koch, whose call sign was Stallion 505, was assigned to the 92nd Assault Helicopter Company during the Vietnam War. The 92nd was formed at Fort Carson, Colorado, where pilots and crews were fans ...

The helicopter was used in combat during the Vietnam War. Now that it's in a restored state the Warbirds say it allows veterans to share their stories from using the aircraft. "Anything you see ...

his helicopter rolled over into the earth, and he became the 149th American casualty in Vietnam, the “Helicopter War.” Kelly had been known by the call sign “Dustoff”. Uncertainty remains ...

The iconic and unmistakable sounds of the UH-1 Huey helicopter filled the air over the Commemorative Air Force Museum in New Century Sunday, as pilots took families for a ride on the Vietnam War ...

Rodgers is a Vietnam vet who used to fly the same helicopter during the war. He and his team worked to restore the helicopter. "the enemy is firing at you as you're going in to rescue the wounded ...