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In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« on: October 09, 2014, 01:30:56 PM »
http://taskandpurpose.com/army-private-stolen-huey-shot-white-house-lawn-1974/

I had never heard of this before, what a fascinating story. Reminded me of one of our posters, although it wasn't a Hind...
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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2014, 02:46:57 PM »
Looks like the Army screwed up in kicking him out of helo school.

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He was “one hell of a pilot,” a Maryland state police later said.

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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2014, 03:00:05 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on October 09, 2014, 02:46:57 PM
Looks like the Army screwed up in kicking him out of helo school.

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Noticed that too. My guess is there must have been disciplinary/personality issues, or maybe he was too much the hot dog and didn't follow curriculum/protocol.
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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2014, 04:14:48 PM »
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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2014, 05:24:49 PM »
And he got a general discharge?


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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2014, 05:26:57 PM »
1974,  Viet-Nam winding down. He saved them the trouble of RIFing him.   ;)


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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2014, 06:06:26 PM »
Oh ok. Otherwise I would love to meet his lawyer


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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2014, 07:51:24 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on October 09, 2014, 04:14:48 PM
You would think that the Army would have learned that it wants a bit of a "hot dog" in their pile-its.

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/crandall.html

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/military/a/ed_freeman.htm

http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/3236/brady-patrick-henry.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Novosel


The first two ring a bell. There was a similar scene in the Mel Gibson movie, We were soldiers once. I'm pretty sure that was about Ia Drang.
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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2014, 09:54:48 PM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on October 09, 2014, 07:51:24 PM
The first two ring a bell. There was a similar scene in the Mel Gibson movie, We were soldiers once. I'm pretty sure that was about Ia Drang.

Great movie!
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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2014, 10:43:32 PM »
Quote from: Sergeant Bob on October 09, 2014, 09:54:48 PM
Great movie!

I didn't think so -- brought up too much stuff I thought I had successfully forgotten. My wife later apologized for encouraging me to watch it.

And I wasn't even at Ia Drang.
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Re: In 1974, an Army pvt in a stolen helo was shot down over the White House
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2014, 10:47:35 PM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on October 09, 2014, 07:51:24 PM
The first two ring a bell. There was a similar scene in the Mel Gibson movie, We were soldiers once. I'm pretty sure that was about Ia Drang.

Yes, Crandall and Freemen earned their CMH's for their actions at LZ X-Ray which was the fight portrayed in We Were Soldiers.  I've met Walter Marm.

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Get up to the roundhouse on the cliff-top standing.
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Put our backs to the north wind.
Hold fast by the river.
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