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Black History Month: Corpus Christi Vietnam veteran breaks barriers as a helicopter pilot
Things were said that African Americans weren’t smart enough to be pilots, but we prevailed," said George Hamilton. The ...
Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102
She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman ...
Valérie André, first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat, dies at 102
Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...
New Mount Soledad plaque honors Naval pilot who earned Medal of Honor in Vietnam
Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...
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Combat helicopter pilot: 'We're here until the last hostage comes home'
Captain S., a helicopter pilot in Squadron 118, who brought home the released hostages, shared his feelings during the operation. "A sense of pain, responsibility, and hope. Pain for the suffering ...
‘We Dared to Fly’ Review: Missions Over Indochina
An pilot’s memoir of high-risk reconnaissance and aerial intelligence-gathering in Vietnam.