Guard Vietnam vet honored
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Aug 30, 2008 15:31:56 EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota National Guard has honored the last serving state Army National Guard pilot to have flown in the Vietnam War.
Col. Gerald Heinle of Bismarck has served more than 35 years in the military after enlisting in 1969.
The Guard says Heinle spent a year in Vietnam, piloting almost daily missions from a gunship with the 135th Assault Helicopter Company, and logged more than 1,000 hours of flight time. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and a medal for valor. North Dakota Guard officials say he’s the only serving state Guard member authorized to wear such honors.
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