"Ed" wrote in message
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"Jim Beaver" wrote in message
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An online article suggests, without citation or reference, that the U.S.
Marine Corps nicknamed its Apache helicopter (through three models) as
"The
Duke," presumably in honor of actor John Wayne.

I cannot find corroboration for this statement in web searches. Has
anyone
here with either first-hand or citable evidence to support it ever heard
this story?

Jim Beaver


Not trying to be ignorant here, but if this is the AH64 Apache, isn't the
Army the only user, not the Marines??

That's one of the reasons I'm trying to confirm the statement in the
article. Despite being an ex-Marine, I have no idea as to the answer.
(When I left the Marines, the Huey was pretty new.)

Jim Beaver