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The Take Me Home Huey helicopter in front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The Take Me Home Huey art sculpture on exhibit in Palm Desert. Steve Maloney partnered with Light Horse Legacy, [3] a 501(c) non-profit organization that restores old military helicopters and is an official partner of the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration.
Operation Wandering Soul was a propaganda campaign and psychological warfare effort exercised by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. It was an attempt to increase desertions and defections from Việt Cộng forces and weaken their morale. It was also to coerce the Việt Cộng forces into leaving and going home, weakening their numbers.
The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War, Volume 11: Helicopters. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-34506-0. McGowen, Stanley S. (2005). Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-468-4. Mesko, Jim (1984). Airmobile: The Helicopter War in Vietnam. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron ...
Oct. 1—A main attraction at an American Legion open house in Frederick on Saturday was a restored helicopter used during the Vietnam War. The Huey 823 completed more than 1,300 combat flight ...
USNS Corpus Christi Bay (T-ARVH-1) at anchor off Vung Tau, South Vietnam, circa 1967–1969.Two UH-1 "Huey" helicopters sit atop her aft flight deck.. Project Flat Top was a United States Army project during the Vietnam War to convert USS Albemarle, a World War II-era seaplane tender, into a forward theater, offshore helicopter repair facility.
Stephen Wesley Pless (September 6, 1939 – July 20, 1969) was a major in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He earned the Medal of Honor as a UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopter pilot for rescuing soldiers trapped by heavy enemy fire.
Chickenhawk is Robert Mason's narrative of his experiences as a "Huey" UH-1 Iroquois helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. The book chronicles his enlistment, flight training, deployment to and experiences in Vietnam, and his experiences after returning from the war.
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