A group of auto body students in New York State are refurbishing a piece of American history as they work on a Vietnam-era helicopter ... UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopter.

Doug Petersen landed as a Huey pilot in Vietnam in 1969 ... "I said, 'No, wait a minute, I'm a gunship guy.' And they go, 'No, no no, you're a Dustoff guy.'" Dustoff: That was the nickname ...

The Huey’s role in Vietnam was indispensable; it played out as a medical evacuation unit, troop transport, and gunship. The 240th Assault Helicopter Company, the “Greyhounds,” flew UH-1C ...