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Jack Dragoni

Veterans News and Views

Jack Dragoni attended Boston College and served in the U.S. Army in Berlin and Vietnam. He resides in Chaffee, Missouri.

War sounds

Thursday, June 23, 2016

This column was prompted by a short video on military.com. The video focuses on a U.S. Army infantry veteran who now works for Sikorsky on the final assembly of the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter (The UH stands for utility helicopter). He talks about what those helicopters coming meant to the infantry soldiers he served with. (The video can be viewed at military.com/video/aircraft/helicopters/what-the-sound-of-black-hawk-%0dmeans/3708454603001/.)

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