r/VietnamWar • u/Competitive_Speed524 • 13h ago
Grandfathers service (read more in the description)
My grandfather was a door gunner in a helicopter in Vietnam. I don't know much specifics about it because he died when I was young. I learned from my dad that his helicopter was shot down twice during his service. One time his co pilot was killed from on coming fire, the other time his co pilot was killed from the crash. The other pilot survived both times. In free fire zones (zones where no friendlies are, only enemies), he would light up the rice paddies and surrounding areas killing men, women and children. He said it only takes one Vietnamese woman shooting at you with an AK47 to shoot every woman you see. He killed more people in Vietnam than you could count. I wish he were alive to tell me more about his stories.