#Helicopter

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“Not Ready to Quit”: SSG Beth King

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:110
When her Chinook was hit by an RPG, SSG King fell out of her aircraft, but was caught by her harness. The incident has had lasting physical and me...
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Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2
SSG King recounts the night that her Chinook helicopter was hit by an RPG....
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Col. Robert E. Stoffey: Flying in Darkness

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:97
Colonel Robert E. Stoffey served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and Forward Air Controller in the Marines....
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CW2 Jim White Part II: From Behind Bars

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:89
CW2 explains why he went to prison after coming home from Vietnam, and how he raised thousands of dollars from behind bars....
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CW2 Jim White Part I: Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:88
CW2 White, callsign Sneaky White, served in the Marine Corps before transferring to the Army to become a helicopter pilot...
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Dave Lewis: The Journey of an Apache Helicopter Pilot

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:28
Dave Lewis is an Army veteran who flew helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan....
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1st Air Cavalry Helicopter Pilot

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:1 E:38
The 1st Air Cavalry Division was the most lethal assault force assembled in Vietnam. The pilots were the first to fully harness the power of helic...
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First Helicopter Combat Rescue Mission

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:1 E:21
Today helicopters carry the firepower of an artillery battery and can strike deep behind every lines, flying day or night in any weather....
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