Charles Kettles, Medal of Honor Recipient for Vietnam Heroism Under Fire, Dies at 89
January 23, 2019
January 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Military Officers Association issued the following news:
Lt. Col. Charles Kettles, USA (Ret), who received the Medal of Honor after returning his helicopter four times to a Vietnam battlefield under intense enemy fire to evacuate more than 40 American troops, died on Monday. He was 89.
Kettles, a MOAA member for 20 years, was an Iroquois helicopter pilot for the 176th Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam when he learned an airborne infantry u . . .
Lt. Col. Charles Kettles, USA (Ret), who received the Medal of Honor after returning his helicopter four times to a Vietnam battlefield under intense enemy fire to evacuate more than 40 American troops, died on Monday. He was 89.
Kettles, a MOAA member for 20 years, was an Iroquois helicopter pilot for the 176th Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam when he learned an airborne infantry u . . .