Running time
55 sec
Date made
Copyright
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Transcript
The Chinook was a very popular aircraft that we used, Black Hawks and Chinooks. I didn't mind them, I didn't like going out in vehicles. Yeah, helos, helicopters. I didn't mind aircraft, I didn't like going out in vehicles. I didn't really want to go out...
Well I should say to that, there's a preference, helos are good because they didn't hit IEDs. They didn't have, well they did have RPGs and they did take out a few of them, so I can't say they were... Yeah, there were a few helicopters shot down. But in general they were safer than being in a truck. I didn't mind.