A plan to add a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter display near the Vietnam Wall of Southwest Florida at Veterans Park in Punta Gorda was tabled this week after city council voted to delay action.
The UH-1 Iroquois, better known as the Huey, is one of the most recognizable aircraft of the Vietnam War. A Huey is already on display at the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda as part of its exhibits.
Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on the Huey proposal:
Up in the Air: Punta Gorda pauses on Huey helicopter Display
Don Leitch, who flew C-130 planes in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971, said the helicopter was indispensable in combat…