Vietnam veterans restore Huey helicopter for Rome memorial
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Veterans working on a Vietnam veterans memorial in Rome got a big delivery from Missouri that would complete the memorial they had been working on for years: a Huey helicopter.
“We started this dream back in 1994 when the Moving Wall came to Rome,” said Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Vice President Mark Jennings.
Restoration work has been going on for months, preparing it for display. Just seeing the helicopter brings back memories for some veterans.
“I flew these helicopters when I was in Vietnam in ‘69, probably 3,500 hours just in that helicopter alone, stateside and in other countries as well,” said Army veteran Jim Vause.