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 of Teaneck native U.S. Army Warrant Officer Albert R.
Charleston army helicopter pilot Capt. Hugh Reavis Nelson Jr., a Citadel graduate, joins more than 3,520 recipients of nation ...
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 of Teaneck native U.S. Army Warrant Officer Albert R.
Almost sixty years after his death, Captain Hugh Nelson Jr. was awarded a Medal of Honor due to his heroic actions during the ...
Army Pfc. Kenneth J. David drew enemy fire to save the wounded. Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. was killed while using his body to shield a soldier.
US President Joe Biden has awarded the nation's highest military medal to a Vietnam War helicopter pilot who disregarded a direct order. Retired Army Capt Larry Taylor, now 81, flew his Cobra ...
There always was a high risk of medevac choppers being shot down ... infantryman in the Vietnam War, often helped load wounded on to medevacs after firefights. The helicopter crews are credited ...