Joseph Ruthenberg – Life on Marine One
Joseph Ruthenberg joined the Marines and became a pilot after learning the Army program was closed. He was assigned to the Presidential Helicopter Squadron, HMX-1, where he flew the H-3 helicopter and had interactions with President Reagan. He also recounts a story about traveling to Xi’an, China, with the squadron, where they had to reassemble […]
Richard Erickson – One Limb Down, Two Thumbs Up
Richard Erickson describes what it was like being a medevac helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He tells a story about flying a man with an injured leg to the hospital ship.
Linda Pugsley – Care in the Air
Retired Air Force Major Linda Pugsley recounts her service as a flight nurse in Vietnam, reflecting on the profound emotional difficulty of caring for severely wounded soldiers, many of whom were just out of high school.