WFLX morning anchor Mike Trim talked with those spearheading this project which is also a big effort to honor veterans of the ...

Mike Benge was a guest at the dedication ceremony for the Huey helicopter in Veterans Memorial Park of McLeod County last Saturday. His story is told in the book, “No ...

It has been nearly 50 years since Hutchinson native Lyle E. Mackedanz disappeared in Vietnam. While serving with the 17th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade as ...

Huey 823 has a new LZ. Following a five-day trip from California on a flatbed truck, a battle-scarred Vietnam veteran Bell UH-1 helicopter, the Huey to those who flew them, has found a new landing ...

This particular helicopter has a tragic history, however. On Feb. 1, 1968 — the first day of North Vietnam’s mammoth ... They got their hands on the Huey back in October, and have been ...

Vietnam hero Capt. Curtis Wayne Fitzgerald I, 77, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4. Services for Fitzgerald, under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home, are set for 1 p.m. Friday, Feb.

The Black Hawk helicopter has been in service since 1979, but what makes it so special, that 36 countries use it? Here's everything you need to know.

Beginning on April 29, 1975, Armed Forces Radio jarringly blasted the Christmas song throughout the bombarded city as ...

Let’s take a closer look at the fixed-wing, and rotary-wing, aircraft in Coppola’s masterpiece. The most prominently featured aircraft in Apocalypse Now is the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, known as the “Huey.” ...

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 ...

Republic of Vietnam,” White House officials said in a statement. THE BATTLE | June 5, 1966 28-year-old Capt. Nelson was commanding an armed Huey helicopter for a search-and-destroy reconnaissance ...