"So I got 11 hours of flying my first day: picked up people with their legs blown off, had
a person shot out of my helicopter with his hand on my back-quite exciting day."
(Video Interview, 17:07)
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Edward Arnold Canright
Edward Canright [2007]
War: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Branch: Army Unit: Company 13-4; 61st Assault Helicopter Company, 1st Aviation Brigade Service Location: Vietnam; Germany Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Place of Birth: MI
Edward Canright dropped out of college and joined the Army to help support his
widowed mother. His baptism by fire came on his first helicopter flight in Vietnam. He
witnessed firsthand the difference helicopters made in this war: deploying and picking up
troops in difficult terrain, saving lives of the wounded by getting them to medical aid
more quickly, and scouting out enemy positions and movements. He and some buddies
even used a helicopter once to pull in radio reception for an NBA Championship game
being played halfway around the world.