Veteran
Veteran
Rollie Colby
Service Branch
Army
Service Period
November 1965 thru November 1985
War / Conflict
Vietnam
Veteran Memberships
VFW and American Legion
Country(s) Served In
Vietnam, South Korea
Address
6154 Torrisdale View,
Colorado Springs, CO 80927-4214
Phone
715.597.6333
Email
rollie@colbyrj.us
Vietnam Veteran
Vietnam Service Period
In Country. January 1967 thru January 1968 and April 1970 thru April 1971.
Units Served In, in Vietnam
121st Aviation Company in 1967, 355th Aviation Company Heavy Lift Helicopter in 1970 thru 1971
Positions and Jobs Held, in Vietnam
Was a pilot and aircraft commander in the Huey, flying the "slick" configuration in 1967. In 1970, I was a platoon leader, flying the Skycrane, heavy-lift helicopter.
Vietnam Story
In October 1967, as the aircraft commander of the #2 Huey in a flight of 10 Hueys on a combat assault taking ground troops into a "hot" landing zone, my Huey was shot down. My pilot and I were wounded. I was able to auto-rotate to a bog in the Mekong river without crashing the Huey.
Veteran Photos/Images
Rollie with a Blue Tiger Huey
Gunner Hare, Crew-chief Ake and Rollie with the Incredible Hulk Huey
Long Ways From Home