Goodbye to an old friend

This is the speech given at Ft Rucker when they retired the last Huey: CW4
Lawrence Castagneto, 17 may 2011

As a Vietnam Veteran Army Aviator, I would like to thank everyone for coming
to this special occasion, on this to be honest…very sad day, the end of a
era. An era that has spanned over 50 years. The retirement of this grand old
lady “OUR MOTHER” … the Huey.

I would like to thank, MG Crutchfield for allowing me to speak at this event
and try to convey in my own inadequate, meager way.. what this aircraft
means to me and so many other Vietnam veterans.