Dug through some old TexAgs threads, and figured out why I thought it was fake.

When you used to post as ArmyTanker, you were posting this and other stories as if they were you own words, and not attributing them to their actual authors.

https://texags.com/forums/49/topics/3160627/replies/58037155

He was Red1 in the interim also.

This story has been published as fact and dismissed as false by just about every Vietnam helicopter pilot (which I was). First off OH-6's rarely flew alone, they also weren't used in admin missions. Somebody had to be there when he went down. 2nd 1200' was the small arms avoidance altitude, not 2000'. Scouts flew at tree top level accompanied by Cobra's, not at altitude. Finally the chances of a widow finding the VC who shot down her husband are almost nil. The military has had, and still does have, trained teams looking for MIA remains. Most of the "enemy" they've encountered were fake, looking for money. My unit still has 10 crewmen still there, we're in direct contact with those searching for them and they're still lost. In my opinion Mrs Taylor and her Air Force husband were duped.

There are a few organizations offering Huey rides, if there are any allowing pilots to actually fly, I don't know of any, and I'm fairly well dialed in.. I could probably safely fly a Huey today but would need help starting it correctly.I don't want to come off as an a-hole but I've always had a problem with people inflating their military service. For example, a Finance officer espousing Sun Tzu like he experienced combat just bugs me. And I've always had a problem with non-combat vets claiming PTSD benefits. Lots of people disagree with me but how a company clerk comes home with severe PTSD just baffles me. If the VA offered treatment instead of money those numbers would drop. And anyone not trained in PTSD treatment trying to help people also baffles me. I guess I'm what some consider a curmudgeon.