Media Type

Moving Image

Physical Location

Stacks D27.5B

Copyright Statement

Item is copyrighted

Number of Media

1

Language(s)

English

Format

VHS

Digitized in HD?

No

General Note

My name is Captain James “Bob” Powell and I served two tours of duty as a Warrant Officer Pilot of a Helicopter Gunship in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1968-1972.
Vietnam the way it was is my story – told in my own words and with the super 8mm film I took during my years in Nam. It is my personal diary of a most remarkable time in my life.
Come with me and find out what it was really like to be a soldier there. Climb aboard my helicopter gunship as we head out on a rescue mission. Meet my buddies in the 1st combat aviation battalion nicknamed, The Gunslingers. Be there as we go on a pass dodging sniper fire from the Vietcong hidden deep in their jungle tunnels. Witness the strange calm in the skies and the eerie stillness on the ground just after an attack.
This is my personal film diary, but it is also the story of the thousands of brave men and women who fought along side me in Vietnam. Thank you for letting me share my experiences with you.
Captain James “Bob” Powell