D.C. event to honor Valley Vietnam vet


June 10, 2012 at 7:06p.m.

D.C. event to honor Valley Vietnam vet

YOUNGSTOWN

James “Jimmy” H. Brahney, Vietnam War hero and daring Air Force test pilot, will be recognized Thursday — Flag Day — at the In Memory Day ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Brahney, born and reared on the city’s East Side, flew more than 200 missions as a pilot of unarmed medical helicopters in 1966 and 1967 in the Vietnam War, receiving two Distinguished Flying Cross medals and many other decorations along the way.

Read the full story in Monday’s Vindicator.