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Birds, Choppers and the Cobra: Helicopters and the Vietnam War
As popular as the movie Platoon was, it almost ruined me on Vietnam, at least from the military history aspect. It seems popular media sources concentrate only on the ready topics that come to mind such as drugs, bad soldiers and draft card burnings. Seemingly overlooked is the vast transition of the United States army … Continue reading
Categories: 1960's, 1970's, American History, Baby Boomers, Cold War, Military, Popular Culture, Retro, Rock and Roll, United States Air Force History, United States Army History, United States Naval History, Vietnam, vintage, World History
Tags: 1960's, Army Aviation, Baby Boomers, Cobra, Cold War, gunship, helicopter, Huey, Military History, Piasecki, Sixties, slick, Vietnam
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