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    Black History Month 2022: Recreating History in High Definition [Image 3 of 5]

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    Black History Month 2022: Recreating History in High Definition

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    02.10.2022

    Photo by Capt. Kyle Abraham 

    16th Combat Aviation Brigade

    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)

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    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

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