The Huey UH-1H model 205, serial number 72-21481, was manufactured by Bell Helicopter in 1972 and placed in service at Fort Rucker, Ozark, Alabama, as the commanding general's helicopter, remaining in military service until May 10, 1996. A photo of it was made at Andalusia Airport in October 1995, and after its military service its history is unclear until it was obtained by the Heritage Park Veterans Museum in 2012. Volunteers prepared it for display, and after it was moved to county property it was cleaned, sanded, and prepped for repainting by Legend Air Service and Artistry Air at Tara Field in Hampton. Its paint scheme was changed from an executive helicopter to a Dustoff helicopter with the call sign Dustoff One Zero. DUSTOFF stood for Dedicated Unhesitating Service to Our Fighting Forces. In Vietnam, war in triple canopy jungle, bad weather, shifting front lines, guerilla attacks, landmines, ambushes, poor roads, and remote fighting areas created urgent problems in transporting the wounded safely and quickly to medical care. The Army's medical branch revisited the helicopter ambulance concept first used in the Korean War, and in Vietnam it proved so successful that in most cases a wounded soldier reached a hospital within 35 minutes. In April 1962, the 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) arrived in Vietnam with five UH-1 helicopters and adopted the call sign Dustoff, which later became the universal call sign for medevac missions throughout the country. A Dustoff crew had two pilots, a medic, and a crew chief: one pilot usually flew while the other served as aircraft commander, navigating, monitoring radio traffic, coordinating with the unit requesting the medevac, and taking over if needed; the medic kept medical supplies ready and treated patients in flight; and the crew chief maintained the helicopter and helped load patients and assist with care. These crews saved many lives and were widely respected. At least 10 Medal of Honor recipients were connected to helicopter medevac operations, more than 900,000 soldiers survived their injuries because of Dustoff crews, the average time from wounding to the surgical table was under an hour, and 97% of soldiers who reached the hospital alive survived. Major General Patrick Henry Brady received both the Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross while flying medevac missions in Vietnam, flew over 2500 Dustoff missions, rescued over 5000 wounded, and served two tours. During the battle of Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, November 14-18, 1965, at Landing Zone X-ray, with 96 Americans killed in action and 121 wounded, Major Bruce Crandall and Captain Freeman volunteered under heavy fire to bring in supplies and evacuate the wounded from the hot landing zone, making several flights that helped save lives, and both received the Medal of Honor. A flight suit in the museum was worn by CW2 Melvin C. Rebholz while serving as a UH1 Huey medevac pilot in Vietnam from July 1967 to July 1968. He flew over 200 medevac missions, was shot down twice but returned to base after each crash, once continued a mission after his aircraft took more than 200 hits from small arms fire, and received many decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism or extraordinary achievement in aerial flight.