Thanks to an amazing and skilled group of pararescue jumpers, he survived and because of it, to this day, continues to share his story. “A lot of ‘bad’ happened over in Vietnam; there’s no ...

William Pitsenbarger’s heroics gained more recognition in the eyes of the general public thanks to the 2019 motion ...

William H. Pitsenbarger was a Vietnam War hero. In 1966, the 21-year-old Air Force pararescue jumper, or P.J. in military parlance, descended from a helicopter — a real-life deus ex machina ...

the Vietnam War drama "The Last Full Measure" is out on digital today. A Blu-ray and DVD release will follow April 21. Air Force Pararescue Jumper William H. Pitsenbarger sacrificed his life ...

The PJ [pararescue jumpers] model is these things we do ... own dinner table where we often watched in the early 1970s the Vietnam War play out on television. And I realized that my father ...

Pararescue jumpers subsequently have served in Korea, Vietnam and engagements around the world, including the Global War on Terrorism.

More fascinating that his brush with Hollywood royalty is hearing Pighini share—in vivid recollections burned into his memory—what it was like to drop down into the jungles of Vietnam to save ...

An Alaska Air National Guard pararescue jumper was presented with a Silver ... but that includes the World War II, Korea and Vietnam conflicts. The Air Force is thought to have handed out no ...

Why the sudden interest in Vietnam-themed stories ... finally to award the Medal of Honor to a courageous Air Force Pararescue Jumper, Pitsenbarger (Gustin), who aided in the rescue of Charlie ...

In his view, during and after the Vietnam War, the POW flag was a way ... decades serving as a Marine infantryman and later a pararescue jumper, having deployed to some of the most rugged parts ...

The PJ [pararescue jumpers] model is these things we do ... own dinner table where we often watched in the early 1970s the Vietnam War play out on television. And I realized that my father ...