Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...

Learn more about unique adventures in in Henry County, GA, only 20 mile south of Atlanta, off I-75 that are fun for all ages ...

President Joe Biden honored the sacrifices of those seven soldiers from the Korean and Vietnam Wars in a White House ceremony ...

The AH-56 Cheyenne was Lockheed’s ambitious attempt at creating America’s first dedicated attack helicopter. Combining cutting-edge technology, incredible speed, and unmatched firepower ...

Nelson, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, then 28 years old, was serving as the pilot and aircraft commander of a UH-1 Iroquois ("Huey") helicopter, although the initial citation for his award of ...

A Russian Mi-28 military helicopter crashed in Voronezh Oblast on Jan. 1 ... Today, the country is on everyone’s lips and everyone’s headlines. War pushed us on the front page. But there are many ...

When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter ...

After he was wounded, David stayed in the fight, drawing enemy fire away ... as aircraft commander of an armed Huey helicopter during the Vietnam War in June 1966 when his helicopter was shot ...

It’s a symbol of gallantry in times of war and combat, and only a select few ever receive it. In January 2025, seven soldiers became its latest recipients: five for serving in Korea and two for their ...

These awards will recognise actions that went “beyond the call of duty”, the Reuters report said. Kenneth J. David, a Vietnam War veteran who served as a radio-telephone operator, is the only living ...

Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr., who served in the Vietnam War, was the commander of a Huey helicopter conducting a search-and-destroy reconnaissance mission in June 1966 when it was struck by a large ...

David was one of seven soldiers on Friday who served in the wars in Vietnam and Korea to receive ... Nelson was the acting aircraft commander of a Huey helicopter with the 114th Aviation Company ...