Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 53 years after the helicopter he was piloting crashed during bad weather off the coast of Nha Trang during the Vietnam War, ...

Peter Paden was aboard a helicopter hovering through a hole in the clouds. As it dropped the rear ramp on a hilltop under fire, he reached for a wounded Marine's hand. The Marine had stepped on a ...

Jerry Smith is shown beside a life preserver on a naval ship where he performed maintenance on helicopters in Vietnam in 1967. (Photo provided by Housecalls Hospice) PARKERSBURG — Jerry Smith was born ...

The CH-47 Chinook is regarded by many as the world's most iconic helicopter. Dating all the way back to the Vietnam War, the unique tandem rotor design and engines allow this aircraft to fly with ...