He was a helicopter pilot they called “Combat Kelly,” and in the early years of the Vietnam War, Maj. Charles Kelly set the example for the daredevil flyers who would come to be called Army “Dustoff” ...
Warrant Officer Stephen Peth was making his final turn at treetop level when he looked through the green Plexiglas above his head. In the landing zone below, South Vietnamese soldiers were standing ...
"Dustoff inbound" was the message crackling over the radio that troops wounded in Vietnam most wanted to hear. The message using the "Dustoff" call sign meant that an unarmed UH-1 "Huey" helicopter ...