A centerpiece to the main drive through Okeechobee is missing. The helicopter at Veterans Park on Northwest Park Street is being renovated back to its former glory.

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 ...

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.” ...

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.

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 ...

Charles “Chuck” Stephen Haeflinger, a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and active member of the Chino Hills community, died on Feb ...