Flying Attack Helicopters in Vietnam

850 reactions · 211 shares | One of a long line of dedicated Lakota service members, Francis Whitebird faced unimaginable odds in two tours of Vietnam, and found peace upon returning with the help of his battle buddies and his tribe. We honor his bravery, and his family's generations of service, at the National Memorial Day Concert May 29th 8/7c, ​​only onPBS #MemDayPBS | National Memorial Day Concert (PBS) | Facebook

Life expectancy for a machine gunner in Vietnam was 2.8 seconds. U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Private First Class Charles Armitage learned that all too well in January 1969 serving as an M60 machine gunner while attached to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. Listen to Charles tell his story of how a medical corpsman sealed his fate with a toe tag and a status of “killed in action” as we commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day in another episode of “Stories of Valor.” | U.S. Department of Ve

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