Chopper gives Vietnam feel to PTC’s Veterans Day event

The unmistakable thunder from the rotors of a Huey helicopter provided an authentic backdrop to the Peachtree City Veterans Day observance Nov. 9 hosted by the Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.

The Huey was the workhorse of American troops fighting in the Vietnam War, and the ceremony was a special nod to the 40th anniversary of the end of that war, which claimed more than 58,000 American lives.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-17-2013/chopper-gives-vietnam-feel-ptc%E2%80%99s-veterans-day-event

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