A 90-year-old Kailua-Kona resident who served as a battlefield air ambulance helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War is among about 3,500 U.S. Army Dustoff crew members, living and dead, recently ...

An Ashland resident who was a combat medic and did two tours in Vietnam as a Dustoff Medic, received a Congressional Gold Medal. Thurmond "Doug" Blake is a recipient of the honor President Joe Biden ...

A group of Vietnam veterans has been recognized with a Congressional Gold Medal. The Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act recognizes Army medical evacuation helicopter crew ...

They flew rescue missions throughout the Vietnam War, the whump-whump-whump of their UH-1 “Huey” rotors the sound of an escape chance for the wounded — the opportunity to exit a hot landing zone and ...

During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army medevac teams flew into hostile combat areas, rescuing an estimated 900,000 wounded soldiers and Vietnamese civilians over the course of 11 years. Nearly 50 years on, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On April 10, 2025, Governor Laura Kelly designated this day as DustOff Day. DustOff Day honors the work of DustOff crews during the Vietnam War. These crews were essential to ...

ABERDEEN – During the Vietnam War, roughly 3,000 medical evacuation helicopter pilots, co-pilots, crew chiefs and medics helped save more than 900,000 lives through more than 475,000 missions. Among ...

Blair Underwood honors Vietnam War Dustoff pilot Otis Evans on the 2025 Concert. Son of a decorated U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, Blair Underwood shares the story of Col Otis D. Evans, a Vietnam ...

ABERDEEN – Monroe County supervisors recently honored Col. Bobby Barrett of Aberdeen with a proclamation honoring his service as a Dustoff helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. In May, Barrett was ...

A 90-year-old Kailua-Kona resident who served as a battlefield air ambulance helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War is among about 3,500 U.S. Army Dustoff crew members, living and dead, recently ...