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Revision as of 09:36, 14 July 2016
Over view
They were American medical evacuation crews in the Vietnam War who had.
Mission
American medical evacuation work in the Vietnam War.
Legacy
Hundreds of saved lives.
Equipment
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois (or Huey) helicopter.
Mission
"No compromise. No rationalization. No hesitation. Fly the mission. Now!".
Leader/founder
Maj. Charles L. Kelly (K.I.A. 1964).
Medal
The remaining veterans got the Congressional Gold Medal in 2015. DUSTOFF Association Coins.
Also see
- MASH units
- 1950–1953 Korean War
- Vietnam War
Links
- http://www.chron.com/news/article/Lawmaker-introduces-new-bill-to-honor-Vietnam-vets-6627188.php
- http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/resources/dustoff/
- http://chuckandlorene.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_evacuation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_Dustoff_65
- http://dustoff.org/
- http://www.dustoff.net/index.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War