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Sounds
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Name |
Size |
Description |
| marine_helos_rvn.wav | 1.44 mb |
About Marine helicopters in Vietnam. The importance of the helicopter in the war. |
| shufly.wav | 216 kb |
April 15, 1962, first squadron in Vietnam. |
| popasmoke.wav | 382 kb |
Roger Herman (HMM-361) explaining what "POP A SMOKE" means. |
| uh34d.wav | 391 kb |
Roger Herman (HMM-361) describing the Sikorsky UH-34D helicopter. |
| jim_farley.wav | 2.34 mb |
Jim Farley (HMM-163) talks about the events behind his photo (taken by Larry Burrows) on the cover of Life Magazine April 16, 1965 |
| huey.wav | 464 kb |
Marion Sturkey (HMM-265) talks about the vulnerability of the helicopter in a combat zone and Alan Barbour (VMO-2) talks about the introduction of the UH-1E "Huey" gunship helicopter. |
| basic_rules.wav | 175 kb |
Marion Sturkey (HMM-265) gives his basic rules for flying in combat. |
| pucker_factor.wav | 174 kb |
Marion Sturkey (HMM-265) describes the 'pucker factor" experienced while flying in combat. [ pucker.html ] |
| the_bond.wav | 229 kb |
Roger Herman (HMM-361) talks about the bond between the Marine grunts on the ground and the aircrews in the air. |
| ch46_ch53.wav | 318 kb |
The Marines introduce the CH-46 "Sea Knight" and the CH-53 "Sea Stallion" into the war. |
| khe_sanh.wav | 1.19 mb |
Dick Rosser (HMM-164) talks about the 77-day seige of Khe Sanh and the non-stop helicopter missions flown to keep the Marines supplied. |
| medevacs.wav | 421 kb |
Roger Herman (HMM-361) talks about the importance of the medevac missions and the saying "The Best Medal is a Live Man's Smile". |
| cobra.wav | 683 kb |
In 1967, the Marine's deadliest helicopter of the war, the "Cobra" gunship is introduced. |
| evacuation.wav | 357 kb |
Gerry Berry (HMM-165) recalls picking up the Ambassador during the evacuation of Saigon in 1975. |
| evacuation2.wav | 416 kb |
0800, April 30, 1975... The helicopter war was over. Gerry Berry talks about the evacuation and how it could not have been done without the helicopter. |
| sturkey.wav | 330 kb |
Marion Sturkey (HMM-265) talks about the bond and the loyaly found in Vietnam. |
| manindoorway.mp3 | 3.7 mb |
by Michael Ryerson ; They came in low and hot, close to the trees and dropped their tail in a flare, rocked forward and we raced for the open doorways. This was always the worst for us, we couldn't hear anything and our backs were turned to the tree line. The best you could hope for was a sign on the face of the man in the doorway, leaning out waiting to help with a tug or to lay down some lead. |
