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

The name Jolly Green II pays homage to the Vietnam War-era Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly ... giving a sendoff to a combat rescue helicopter that enjoyed a long run of use in saving American service members ...

Things were said that African Americans weren’t smart enough to be pilots, but we prevailed," said George Hamilton. The ...

About 53 years after the helicopter he was piloting crashed during bad weather off the coast of Nha Trang during the Vietnam War, the remains ... during search and rescue operations at the time.

A plaque will be dedicated Sunday at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired Navy Cmdr. Clyde E. Lassen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. The ...

Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War.

the pilot and aircraft commander of a UH-2A Seasprite helicopter, risked his life “above and beyond the call of duty” during a rescue mission during the Vietnam War. On the night of June 19 ...