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A JOURNEY WITH THE ICON OF THE VIETNAM WAR TO MEET THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE "IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE".
VETERAN'S OF AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT-UNTIL A HUEY CAME TO TOWN.
AN EMOTION-PACKED DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS THE 10,000-MILE JOURNEY OF A BATTLE-SCARRED UH-1 "HUEY" HELICOPTER INTO AMERICA'S BACKYARDS TO HEAR THE UNTOLD STORIES OF VIETNAM WAR VETERANS AND THE FAMILIES WHO WAITED FOR THEM TO COME HOME.
"THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO HAPPEN TO VIETNAM VETERANS SINCE THE DEDICATION OF THE WALL"
NOTE: JIM BURNS WAS ASKED BY THE PRODUCERS TO REPRESENT THE U.S.A.F. ON THE FIRST LEG OF THIS JOURNEY FROM FT. RUCKER, AL., TO THE WALL SOUTH IN PENSACOLA, FL. AND HE HAS A CAMEO APPEARANCE IN THIS DVD. HE WAS ALSO ASKED TO REPRESENT THE "GREEN HORNETS" IN ANOTHER FLIGHT OUT OF HUSTON, TX. |
THIS SPECIAL PATCH IS COURTESY OF JIM BURNS |
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James O. Smith Tan Son Nhut 1963-1964 |
Jim Burns Vietnam 1967-1968 |
Jim Burns & Jim Moore |
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Jim Burns & Jim Henthorn (Cross-Border road-watch team program the 21st SOS was heavily involved in~Jim Henthorn) |
Jim Burns~ From one of the Pony Guys 1969 (Early 1967-1968 20th Helicopter unauthorized patch~Jim Henthorn) |
Jim Burns & Jim Henthorn (21st Helicopter Squadron authorized maintainers patch from 1967-1968 Jim Henthorn) |
Jim Burns From one of the Pony Guys 1969 (Jacket Patch) |
Jim Burns~3750th CMS Sheppard AFB TX 1966-1967 |
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Jim Burns~ Suffolk County AFB NY Kaman hat patch-1960-1961 |
Jim Burns FOB II Kontum Vietnam RVN 1967-1969 |
Jim Burns FOB II Kontum Vietnam RVN 1967-1969 |
Jim Burns~From one of the SF Guys that flew with the ITSOTB Film Houston TX 2002 |
Jim Burns~CCS Ban Me Thout RVN 1967-1968 |
Jim Burns~Plaque Jim Received from Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver Kontum RVN fall of 1967 |
Jim Burns |
Jim Burns NKP 1968-1969 |
Jim Burns NKP 1968-1969 |
PRARIE FIRE Jim Burns NKP 1968-1969 |
Jim Burns NKP 1968-1969 |
Jim Burns |
Jim Burns NKP 1968-1969 |
The patches below are various MAJCOM/Numbered AF/Wing and other misc patches/momentos |
MATS Jim Burns~Suffolk County AFB NY 1961 when unit went under MATS |
Jim Burns~Clark AB PI 1964 |
Jim Burns/Jim Moore Hurlbert/Homestead 1976~20th SOS/Sea Survival School~01969 |
Jim Burns~5040th Helicopter Squadron Elmendorf AFB AK 1973-1975 |
AAC FLAG Jim Burns~5040th Helicopter Squadron Elmendorf AFB AK 1973-1975 |
HEADQUARTERS COMMAND Jim Burns~1st Helicopter Squadron Andrews AFB MD 1970-1971 |
Jim Burns 52nd FW Suffolk County ARB NY 1959-1960 |
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Jim Burns~20th SOS Hurlbert Field FL 1976 (1st SOW from 1976-1993, 16th SOW from 1993-2006, 1st SOW 2006-?~Dale Robinson) |
Jim Burns~Original patch when ARS took over the HH-43 LBRs in 1961 |
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Jim Burns~Nha Trang RVN 20th SOS 1967-1968 |
Jim Burns~Indian Springs AAF NV 1977-1979 |
Jim Burns~Indian Springs AAF NV 1977-1979 |
Jim Burns |
56th Air Commando Wing Jim Burns found this in the OPS file locker at NKP 1969 |
21st SOS Harvey Meltzer |
Jim Henthorn 21st Air Comando Squadron Knife & File |
Goose Bay Labrador 1953-1954 Chuck Severns |
William Tell 1959 Chuck Severns |
Geodetic Survey of Frobisher Harbor North West Territory (NWT) Chuck Severns 1958 |
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SIKORSKY WINGED-S |
6594TH TEST GROUP |
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Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
Courtesy of John Flournoy |
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Courtesy of John Dorgan |
Courtesy of John Dorgan |
Bell Sticker circa 1963/64 Courtesy of Brett Foster Son Of James W. Foster |
Bell Sticker Courtesy of Brett Foster Son Of James W. Foster |
Courtesy of Jake Jakob |
304th ARRS Courtesy of Felix McLarney |
Courtesy of Jeff Hartman |
Courtesy of Dave Comstock |
LOGO Courtesy of Felix McLarney |
Courtesy of Angelo Bianco |
Courtesy of Stan Nelson | PATCH ON LEFT: The Superbird patch was for exceeding 200 mph on my 1st combat rescue tour in Thailand with the 40th ARRS, when our combat orbit was jumped by a Mig 21, south of the Fishes Mouth in northern Laos
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PATCH ON RIGHT: The MARS patch was for missions snatching two packages during midair retrieval grabs at Edwards AFB in 1971. First load was a 5500 lb dummy load dropped from a C-130. The second grab was a new drone weighing about 6000 lbs which we successfully grabbed at 6000 feet.
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Courtesy of Stan Nelson |
GORKY' GRABBERS "E-85" INDICATES SAC COMBAT CREW QUALFIED SAC CH-3 MARS CREW WES COSSIBOOM, JOHN DORGAN FEs) Courtesy of John Dorgan |
Courtesy of http://ljmilitaria.com UNIDENTIFIED PATCH Suspect this may have been a P.J. patch from the 37th or 40th ARRS. If you can identify this patch please let the webmaster know. |
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"FREEDOM ISN'T FREE" ~SOMEONE PAYS FOR YOU AND ME~ "HELICOPTERS" - THE ONLY WAY TO FLY ~NEVER FORGOTTEN~ |
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4460 HS BUTTON 
