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Posted inWeapons & Gear Manual

AH-1 Huey Cobra Gunship (Snake)

by kjohnson10/1/20154/13/2016

Click for larger image To see past Arsenals, click here. This infographic originally appeared in […]

Posted inPortfolio

Veterans Working to Restore Huey Helicopter

by Vietnam magazine1/29/20141/15/2016

New Jersey veterans restore a Huey helicopter for the Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center in Holmdel.

Posted inStories

Opens Oct. 14: “The 1968 Exhibit” in St. Paul Begins with a Huey That Has Landed in a Living Room

by Debra Newbold10/21/20113/3/2016

A new traveling exhibit that looks back at the tumultuous year of 1968 debuts […]

Posted inFeature

Tet – What Really Happened at Hue

by James H. Willbanks1/25/20115/19/2022

As 2,800 bodies were unearthed from mass graves, it was clear the VC had committed atrocity killings against civilians.

Posted inWeapons & Gear Manual

A Huey’s Wild Duel with a .50-cal Gunner During Tet

by Brig. Gen. Stanley Cherrie, U.S. Army (Ret.)11/25/20084/13/2016

It seemed all South Vietnam was ablaze in the early hours of the 1968 Tet Offensive as a Huey helicopter gunship pilot performed a death-defying aerial maneuver to rescue an Australian unit ambushed and pinned down by a Viet Cong .50-caliber gunner.

Posted inUncategorized

Archie Donahue: WWII Ace Pilot

by Jon Guttman6/26/20075/17/2011

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, Marine pilot Archie Donahue established his reputation as a combat ace.

Posted inStories

Interview with Richard Jellerson: A Huey Pilot’s Insights on the Helicopter War in Vietnam

by HistoryNet Staff6/12/2006

Filmmaker Richard Jellerson flew helicopters in Vietnam long before he made his acclaimed documentary about the helicopter war.

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J.R. Bullington’s Firsthand Account: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines in Hue

by HistoryNet Staff6/12/20062/13/2019

Disguised as a French priest, an American diplomat survived for more than a week as Hue suffered under North Vietnamese occupation.

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Sergeant Alfredo ‘Freddy’ Gonzalez: Marine’s Sacrifice in the Battle of Hue

by HistoryNet Staff6/12/20068/8/2016

With the 1996 commissioning of the guided-missile destroyer USS Alfredo Gonzalez, a Marine Medal of Honor recipient’s legacy lives on.

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Tet Offensive: Battle for Hue

by HistoryNet Staff6/12/20068/9/2016

When the enemy launched an all-out assault in January 1968, Army clerk-typist James Mueller learned ‘being a soldier first’ was more than a basic-training slogan.

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