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Michael Musso
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In 1966, Mike Musso came home from college, his Dad waiting for him at the front door. His father held up a draft notice and said, "Son, it is simply your turn." Within a year, Musso was in Vietnam repairing various aviation equipment, and eventually became a gunner on a medevac helicopter. Musso flew during the Battle of Khe Sanh, supplying water and taking injured or dead troops out of battle. Musso painfully recalls holding a young, mortally injured marine bleeding out on the floor of the helicopter and saying to him, "You will be home soon." Musso now volunteers on the USS Midway, which has been a "cathartic" experience for him. Musso still experiences PTSD from what he witnessed.

Mike Musso, USS Midway, San Diego, California, 2021

Musso's jacket, USS Midway, San Diego, California, 2021

Musso and the medevac helicopter he flew on in Vietnam, USS Midway, San Diego, California, 2021

Mike Musso, USS Midway, San Diego, California, 2021
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