ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Helicopters are synonymous with military operations today. If it weren’t for the Vietnam War, things wouldn’t be that way. It’s dubbed the “Helicopter War,” as they were used for ...

In November 1965, U.S. forces were airlifted into the remote Ia Drang Valley, marking America’s first major battle of the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (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 ...

Jerry Smith is shown beside a life preserver on a naval ship where he performed maintenance on helicopters in Vietnam in 1967. (Photo provided by Housecalls Hospice) PARKERSBURG — Jerry Smith was born ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The very visible reminder of the Vietnam War in Santa Barbara, a Huey helicopter, is now gone after about 30 years. The local Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 218 ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. — On Sept. 10, hundreds gathered at Veterans Memorial Park to dedicate the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Memorial Monument, honoring the thousands of aviators and crew ...

ST. LOUIS – A powerful reunion more than five decades in the making is happening in St. Louis. Two Vietnam War helicopter pilots who haven’t seen each other since one saved the other’s life in combat ...

In the spring of 1968, Donald P. Gervais’s helicopter crashed into a ravine in the dangerous A Shau Valley in the Republic of Vietnam. He was declared missing in action (MIA) for 10 years until the ...

American airpower was supposed to be untouchable in Vietnam. Instead, U.S. pilots found themselves struggling against smaller, more agile MiGs and losing more often than anyone expected. The decline ...