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Of all his art creations, multimedia specialist Steve Maloney was due to launch the final portion of “the proudest thing I’ve ever done” on March 29 National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
The Rancho Santa Fe resident and Vietnam-era Army National Guard vet first refurbished a 47-foot Huey Medevac helicopter that had been shot down in Vietnam. He turned the boneyard debris into a colorful and meaningful tribute to Vietnam veterans called Take Me Home Huey.
While Maloney didn’t serve in Vietnam, he was disheartened by the disrespectful treatment returning vets received and saddened by the high incidence of post traumatic stress.
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Steve Maloney, 78, served in the Michigan National Guard alongside the troops who were deployed to Vietnam for the war. He spent the last nine years dedicating his life to his Take Me Home Huey project where he rebuilt the Huey 174 helicopter that was shot down in Vietnam on February 14, 1969 and turned it into a 47-foot art sculpture.
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