ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - “I don’t want the interview today to be about me. I was a combat engineer, but I was not in the ...

U.S. Army air medevac crews, known as “Dustoffs” for what they kicked up when landing, evacuated more than 900,000 wounded ...

We’ve been learning about Karl Porisch’s Vietnam service, piloting CH-46 helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (MMH 263) out of Marble Mountain Airfield south of Danang. He arrived ...

We’ve been following Karl Porisch, who graduated from Mankato State in 1968 and completed Marine Corps officer and helicopter flight training. The Marines assigned Karl to Okinawa, while his spouse ...

where half of his group were rescued by air med evac. He also said monsoon season added tremendously to the challenges. Runyan was happy to serve, but after a while his attitude toward Vietnam ...

Sent to Vietnam in February ... taking on the role as a Helicopter Mechanic in a Medevac Detachment Air Ambulance unit.

Take Me Home Huey tells the journey of a Medevac helicopter, nearly destroyed during the Vietnam War, as it is resurrected and transformed into colorful sculpture. The history of this iconic Huey ...

The 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration Commemorative Partner Committee and Adena American Legion Post 525 will honor Vietnam veterans and their surviving spouses for their roles in the ...

Arising during the Korean War out of the need to rapidly transport supplies and medevac wounded personnel ... During the opening years of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military began developing ...