Chief Warrant Officer 2 Cheddie Wilson Jr., an AH-64 Apache helicopter pilot from San Diego, Calif., assigned to A Company, 1-229 Attack Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, recreates a historic photo of Warrant Officer Clyde Romero, assigned to C “Condor” Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 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. Romero served with distinction as a scout helicopter pilot during combat operations in the Vietnam War. (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: | 7047649 |
VIRIN: | 220210-A-OE827-176 |
Resolution: | 1244x2000 |
Size: | 1.57 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US |
Hometown: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 161 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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