Valerio Stephen "Val" Mazzucca WA2VDO SK (1945-2021)

Val passed away unexpectedly Friday 2/19/21 after a long battle with cancer that he felt was from Agent Orange Exposure.

Val was a genuine ' Hero ' being a chopper pilot in Vietnam, flying hundreds of missions and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for his rescue of American troops in danger many times. His Chopper was damaged by gunfire 26 times. After discharge from the service, he was promoted to Auxiliary Captain in the New York City Fire Department. Val went to work flying for an airline, was based at JFK airport in New York City. When the Airline shut down, he started an aircraft charter company, retired after 27 years of aircraft charters.

Val's brother let me know that Val's remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery on Sept 27 2022.

Quite an honor to get in there as its very limited as who may be buried there - he had a very distinguished Army stint as a Helicopter pilot in Vietnam. – by KQ0J

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