The romance of flying will always be with fixed-wing aircraft. But for nearly 60 years, helicopters have played an increasingly important role in American combat operations. Vertical takeoff and landing and the ability to hover gave helicopters a distinct advantage in the difficult terrains of Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Delivering troops or firepower, rescuing a downed pilot or evacuating a seriously wounded soldier, scouting enemy positions or a potential field of battle—helicopter crews have served their country with ingenuity as well as distinction.
Helicopters: The Multi-Mission Aircraft
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personal narrativeFrancis J. Bayer Collection Chief Warrant Officer 3, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Blackhorse Base, Vietnam; Central Highlands, Vietnam; Ban Me Thuot, Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos; Fort Knox, Kentucky; New York; North Carolina; Delaware; Nevada. Army, Persian...
- Contributor: Bayer, Francis J. - Adult Learning Programs of Alaska - Morse, Rebecca D. - Betts, Amy J.
- Date: 1967
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Audio - 01:36:25.0
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personal narrativeCarl E. Bergman Collection Captain, Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Contributor: Passaro, Sean R. - Bergman, Carl E. - Catherine Passaro
- Date: 1965
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:47:58.1
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personal narrativeLeonard L. Boswell Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Chaffee, Arkansas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Wolters and Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Germany; Fort Riley, Kansas; Ban Me...
- Contributor: Perry, Edwin M. - Boswell, Leonard L.
- Date: 1956
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personal narrativeLeland Heywood Burgess, Jr. Collection Colonel, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - . Colonel, Army, Persian Gulf War, 1991.
- Contributor: Willie, Michael Lloyd - Wrcb-Tv Channel 3 - Bowen, Sarah - Burgess Jr., Leland Heywood
- Date: 1966
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personal narrativeEdward Arnold Canright Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Vietnam; Germany.
- Contributor: Canright, Edward Arnold - Porter, Seth - Press, James - Northwestern Michigan College (Nmc)
- Date: 1967
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 01:19:32.8
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personal narrativeGalen Frederick DeGraff Collection Chief Warrant Officer 2, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Lai Khe and Phu Loi, Vietnam; Fort Rucker, Alabama.
- Contributor: Degraff, Galen Frederick - University of Mary Washington, Department of Historic Preservation - Smith, Emily C. - Stanton, Gary
- Date: 1966
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Audio - 00:33:54.9
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personal narrativeVance D. Funkhouser Collection Staff Sergeant, Air Force, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Korea.
- Contributor: Lugar, Richard - U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar - Funkhouser, Vance D. - Wood, Rebecca
- Date: 1950
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personal narrativePatrick J. Garman Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Army, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Rucker and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Mesa, Arizona; Edwards Air Force Base,...
- Contributor: Shoupe, Lois - Tanner, Robin - Garman, Patrick J. - Regional Technical Institute/Daughters of the American Revolution, Reno
- Date: 1978
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 01:00:05.8
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personal narrativeGerald Charles Green Collection Colonel, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Saint Louis, Missouri; Vietnam; Korea; Texas; Georgia; Alabama; Massachusetts; Arizona.
- Contributor: Gartside, Jeanne A. - Disabled American Veterans (Dav), Missouri - Green, Gerald Charles
- Date: 1967
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personal narrativeJohn Kline Collection Colonel, Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Quantico, Virginia; Fort Wolters, Texas; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Vietnam; Hawaii; Washington, DC; Okinawa, Japan; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Carlyle, Pennsylvania; Virginia. Colonel, Somalia, 1992-1995 -...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project - Williams, Brien R. - Kline, John
- Date: 1969
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personal narrativeJohn Howard LaVoy Collection Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Theater; United States; Hawaii. Marine Corps, Korean War, 1950-1953. Colonel, Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Contributor: Lavoy, John Howard - Tanner, Robin - Regional Technical Institute/Daughters of the American Revolution, Reno
- Date: 1942
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personal narrativeDrew David Larson Collection Captain, Army, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Woodstock and Chicago, Illinois; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Lewis, Washington; Heidelberg, Germany; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Riley, Kansas; Iraq.
- Contributor: Larson, Drew David - Bassett, Ellen K. - Cook Memorial Public Library
- Date: 1994
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personal narrativeTony Lawless Collection Specialist Four, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Vietnam; Fort Meade, Maryland.
- Contributor: Lawless, Tony
- Date: 1969
- Resource: Lawless in Vietnam: A Personal Accounting of My War - 1 page
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personal narrativeGeorge Jerome Marsinko Collection Chief, Navy, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - .
- Contributor: Waters, Heather - Marsinko, George Jerome - Coronado Middle School - Eyerly, Charlie
- Date: 1989
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:52:17.6
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personal narrativeHerbert R. Metoyer, Jr. Collection Major, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - .
- Contributor: Metoyer Jr., Herbert R. - Southfield Veterans Commission - Brightwell, Daniel
- Date: 1955
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personal narrativeLaura Jane Richardson Collection Colonel, Army, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Korea; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia; Iraq.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Richardson, Laura Jane - Veterans History Project - Wiener, Thomas J.
- Date: 1986
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personal narrativeDan E. Williams Collection Captain, Air Force, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Tacoma, Washington; Thailand; Ogden, Utah.
- Contributor: Williams, Derek - Williams, Dan E. - Burke, Carol - Vanderbilt University
- Date: 1967
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Audio - 01:01:43.9