He was a helicopter pilot they called “Combat Kelly,” and in the early years of the Vietnam War, Maj. Charles Kelly set the example for the daredevil flyers who would come to be called Army “Dustoff” units, flying ambulances that saved thousands of U.S. troops.
As the commanding officer of the 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance), Provisional, Kelly flew a mission on July 1, 1964, to evacuate wounded soldiers. The ground commander called Kelly on the radio to tell him the landing zone was too hot and that he should turn around.
Kelly’s reply: “When I have your wounded.
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