This was an interview with Victor 'Vic' Smith, a Vietnam veteran who served with the RAAF No. 9 Squadron as a huey door gunner. Despite being a dangerous job, vets who served as door gunners have ...

When Capt. Hugh Nelson’s injured helicopter gunner lay trapped following a crash landing, Nelson made the conscious decision ...

A Citadel graduate who was killed in action while saving his crew members during the Vietnam War posthumously received the ...

After managing to remove his injured crew chief from the damaged Huey, Nelson returned to the aircraft to free the door gunner, who was still strapped inside. That is when insurgents rained ...