Gary Michael Shultis

Gary Michael Shultis served as a Specialist Four in the U. S. Army in Vietnam with C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division. Trained as a helicopter mechanic, he deployed to Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division and served at Phu Bai and Camp Eagle, where he also spent endless nights on guard duty. With Cobra gunships providing cover, he also served as a crewman on shot down helicopter recovery missions in the infamous Ashau Valley. He enlisted on 11 September 1970 in Albany, NY, and was honorably discharged on 10 September 1973 at Fort Campbell, KY.

Sidney, New York · United States