On Sunday November 13th at 12 Noon, after 35 years and a 4 year restoration project, YN19 was started and flight tested by test pilots Larry Turner and Ben Cascio accumulating 7 hours of fight time. http://www.34restoration.org/
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And here's another short video taken a few days later...
Posted: 23 Nov 2005
Stephen Pless receives Medal of Honor
http://www.popasmoke.com/video/pless.wmv The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to: MAJOR STEPHEN W. PLESS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS for service as set forth in the following
CITATION:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a helicopter gunship pilot attached to Marine Observation Squadron Six in action against enemy forces near Quang Ngai, Republic of Vietnam, on 19 August 1967.
http://www.popasmoke.com/video/lehneis/airmedals.mpg HMM-361 Marines receiving air medals. The Marines receiving air medals was at MMAF after we came back from Oki (67?) That was Col Traut presenting the air medals. I recognize L/Cpl Jim Bennett getting his 1st air medal. submitted by Chuck Lehneis, HMM-361
http://www.popasmoke.com/video/lehneis/deuce.wmv Short video of a CH-37 "Deuce" taxiing at Ky Ha. They had a lot of problems with VN regulars getting out and leaving grenades on them. Stan Wilson was flying one of them and went on to be one the best with Air America.... submitted by Chuck Lehneis, HMM-361
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