Retired Lt. Col. William Thomas stands in front of his helicopter while serving in Vietnam between 1967 and 1968. His service inspired his son, Retired Brigadier General Kelly Thomas and grandson, Capt. Timothy Thomas, a North Carolina National Guardsman with 1st Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment, to become Army Aviators. (Photo courtesy of the Thomas Family.)

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