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Chief Warrant Officer 2 DeBrandon Perryman, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot from Memphis, Tenn., assigned to B Company, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, recreates a historic photo of Warrant Officer Raymond Wilson, assigned 12th Combat Aviation Group during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the first American war in which Black Americans served as Army helicopter pilots in combat operations. Mr. Wilson retired from the Army after 22 years of service, during which he served as an instructor pilot and aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC) pilot. (U.S. Army graphic illustration by Capt. Kyle Abraham, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade)
| Date Taken: | 02.10.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 02.11.2022 11:57 |
| Photo ID: | 7047647 |
| VIRIN: | 220210-A-OE827-000 |
| Resolution: | 1351x2000 |
| Size: | 1.28 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US |
| Hometown: | MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, US |
| Web Views: | 224 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
This work, Black History Month 2022: Recreating History in High Definition [Image 5 of 5], by CPT Kyle Abraham, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
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