Utilization of it, it was multiple uses. The helicopter took the place of trucks, jeeps, and other equipment used in other wars. That is lacking troops medevac him troops from the safer. As if you believe it is safer, it actually was. Arriving along roads that could be ambushed, and even though they took aerial fire, they could pinpoint a man to a place quicker. A lot of things was learned by utilization of the helicopter, like our medics today used the helicopters. It brought a whole new industry out there for the use. Can you tell us about your own personal experience . When did you serve in vietnam . Did you volunteer or were you drafted . All helicopter pilots were volunteers. It was not something you were told you were going to do. I flew lift ships and gunships a total of nine months, and then i went to maintenance which was not necessarily safer than being shot at every day because in tontenance you were subject engine failures, transmission failures, hydraulic daily ors, hydrau
Colonel siry, thank you no your time. It was a pleasure, thank you. Lets take a look at some of the interviews in the collection at the west point center for oral history. This is stephen, he served as a helicopter pilot during the vietnam war. Its april 11th, 2016. Im in savannah, georgia, with steve dara, major retired from the u. S. Army. My first name is stephen, stephen and my last name is darrah, darrah. Lets provide a framework for this decision this afternoon. Take us from your Early Childhood right up through west point and into the army and through your army career. Okay. Look at more detail later. I was born and raised in providence, rhode island. Born february 25th, 1943. I graduated from school in 1961 and and went to the military academy in july of 1961. And while i was at the military academy, i fought the Academic Department on a daytoday basis. Played a little squash, played a little tennis and was delighted to finally graduate. I was commissioned as a Second Lieutenan
Stephen darrah, major retired from the u. S. Army and steve, start off by spelling your full name. Stephen and darrah. Provide a framework for our here this afternoon. Take us from your early through west t up point into the army and through career. My we will come back and look at more detail. I was borned a raised Providence Rhode island 1943. Providence from country day and went to the military academy in july of 1961. While at the military academy, i Academic Department on a daytoday basis. Squash, played a little tennis and was delighted to graduate. Was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. Schoolto Airborne Ranger as did most classmates. I was assigned to the first of 502nd battalion at fort campbell, kentucky. Spent in a year and a half there and decided i wanted to go to Flight School and i was on to go to the third bridget and decided i wanted to walk so i went to Flight School in 1967 and 1967. Hed in september of went to vietnam on my first tour first ber of
I was born and raised in providence, rhode island, 1943. I graduated from Providence Country Day School and went to the military academy in july of 1961. And while at the military academy, i fought the Academic Department on a daytoday basis. Played a little squash, played a little tennis, and was delighted to finally graduate, and i was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. I went to Airborne Ranger school, as did most of my classmates at the time. I was assigned to the first of d battalion at fort campbell, kentucky. That was my spent in a year and first. A half there and decided i wanted to go to Flight School, and i was on orders to go to the third brigade and decided i wanted to fly rather than walk, so in 1967, i went to Flight School and finished in september of 1967. Went to vietnam on my first tour in october of 1967 to the first cav. Came back a year later and did the advance course and back to vietnam for about i think it was seven months or so. Units were sta
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