Army Mothballing More Vietnam-era Helicopters

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The Seattle Times - "Across the Nation" - Sept. 8, 2001 - Pg. A4


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WASHINGTON -- The Army is accelerating the retirement of its Vietnam-era attack and utility helicopters and will use the savings to improve the readiness of the remaining fleet.

The Army will retire about 400 helicopters from active duty and about 600 from the National Guard and Army Reserve, Brig. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno said.

All AH-1 Cobra helicopters will be out of the force by the end of this year and all UH-1 Hueys will be gone by 2004, he said. They are the oldest, least reliable and most expensive to maintain, he said. The Hueys are being retired six years earlier than planned.

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rememberin' the ones I love that flew 'em and the ones that kept 'em flyin'..