SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The very visible reminder of the Vietnam War in Santa Barbara, a Huey helicopter, is now gone after about 30 years.
The local Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 218 tried to find a permanent site for the helicopter, as is required to keep it, and not have it only on a trailer, but that was unsuccessful.
The group looked at the Santa Barbara Airport, the Santa Maria Airport, Vandenberg Space Force Base and Pt. Mugu as locations…