Wings Over Vietnam: The Missions
Season 1 • Episode 4: The Jolly Greens • Watch with subtitles
Episode 4: The Jolly Greens
October 24, 2002
One of the most unsung heroes of the Southeast Asian War were Winch Men. Lowered from large camouflage helicopters into the tropical foliage, these "Green Giants" rescued fallen American pilots from the cluthes of the Viet Cong. Each mission brought together new technology and human resourcefulness for one purpose: to "get the pilot out."
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