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Their mission was to extract wounded South Vietnamese soldiers from a hot zone in October 1972. But the crew in the Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopter – including 18-year-old door...
As for serving in Vietnam as a door gunner on a combat helicopter, he has no regrets. In recent years, he said he actually has thought about his wartime experiences more than when he was younger. Masaki also realizes that his wartime experiences probably had an ill effect on some of his interpersonal relationships.
Ron Fleming is 74 now, but he's spent most of his life trying to recapture what life felt like when he was 21, fighting in Vietnam. Fleming was a door gunner in the war, hanging out of a...
We are taking it upon ourselves to tell these veterans stories - they deserve to be heard. Video Credits: • Danang Dustoff • Vietnam Medevac Helicopter Under Fire... • 128th Helicopter ...
“A door gunner’s life expectancy is 19 seconds,” Chancellor said. “As a door gunner, I was in combat 240 days.”
Long lost friend: Door gunner, helicopter reunited after 55 years. Photo By Emily Hileman | Sgt. Thomas Edwards in Vietnam. Edwards was a door gunner on the UH-1H helicopter... read more.
According to popular legend, the door gunner on a Vietnam era Huey gunship had a life span of 5 minutes. This was obviously exaggerated but displays the hazards of this particular military job at the time.
Veteran: John Hess, 67. Branch: United States Army. Service period: Jan. 23, 1969, to Sept. 1975. John Hess has seen more than his share of tragedy in his nearly 68 years on this Earth. He said his...
According to popular legend, the helicopter door gunner on a Vietnam era UH-1 Huey gunship had a life-span of 5 minutes. This was exaggerated but displays the hazards of this military job...