the above Huey belongs to ret Maj Gen Brady, himself a MOH recipient, one that he flew in Nam, Brady piloted four flights into a combat zone in 'Jan 69, to rescue fifty-one wounded soldiers. He used three different Hueys that day, replacing his aircraft after each was hit with bullets or had its controls shot away.
He is interviewed below:
The museum’s walls are covered in photos of recipients and display cases with guns, Medals of Honor and letters. Exhibits feature journals, telegrams, knives, handguns, uniforms and trinkets belonging to recipients.
A case next to the exhibit’s entrance houses the first-ever Medal, awarded to Private Jacob Parrott for his actions in the Union Army in the Civil War.
An area dedicated to 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy, the Texas farmboy who was the most decorated soldier of World War II and earned the award at 19 years old for his actions during World War II, greets visitors upon entry into the museum’s main space.
the grand opening included Lee Greenwood, and Gary Sinise
Very Nice Jesse! Thanks from me and a lot of Military Veterans! "You Done Good!"
ReplyDeleteYou are sure welcome, I'm just another military vet myself. But I didn't do anything but run with the story you gave me. I just needed to find an angle, like that helicopter, that I could get a way into the story with
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