See “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the #VietnamWar,” on display pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/jA5xrcECNN This tweet was posted on December 18, 2019.
U.S. Army veteran Jack McCabe recalls how the seriousness of their situation dawned on the soldiers aboard the aircraft, “On the flight over, we were chatty on the way to Anchorage, but we were all quiet on the way into Vietnam.” #FreedomBirds#VietnamWarThis tweet was posted on December 18, 2019.
During the #VietnamWar, commercial airliners along with their crew were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. Few of the flight attendants were prepared for the reality of serving on a plane taking young men to war. The soldiers were equally unprepared. #FreedomBirdsThis tweet was posted on December 18, 2019.