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Life of a Door Gunner | Vietnam vet ‘Vic’ Smith | RAAF 9 Squadron
This was an interview with Victor 'Vic' Smith, a Vietnam veteran who served with the RAAF No. 9 Squadron as a huey door ...
Raleigh News & Observer23d
Durham High grad awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam in 1966 ... climbed in to help the door gunner, who was still strapped ...
Citadel graduate, killed saving his crew in Vietnam, honored with Medal of Honor
A Citadel graduate who was killed in action while saving his crew members during the Vietnam War posthumously received the ...
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‘Flat-out, straight-up American hero’: 2 Vietnam soldiers who rescued fellow troops in combat receive Medal of Honor
But David, who served in Vietnam, was the only man ... continued his efforts to free the trapped door gunner. After freeing the soldier from the Huey, Nelson used his body as a shield to cover ...
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Citadel graduate, killed saving his crew in Vietnam, honored with Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON (WCBD) – A Citadel graduate who was killed in action while saving his crew members during the Vietnam ... damaged Huey, Nelson returned to the aircraft to free the door gunner ...