UH-1 Iroquois Huey – Enduring Vietnam workhorse
On November 14, 1965, Bell UH-1B helicopters delivered the lead units of the 7th Cavalry Regiment to Landing Zone X-Ray in South Vietnam’s Ia Drang Valley. North Vietnam’s 33rd Regiment attacked, triggering the first major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnamese armies, immortalized in the book, “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young” by Lieutenant General Harold “Hal” Moore. News coverage of the battle featured images of what became the war’s iconic American weapons:...
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