Here's the Vietnam photo. Was made in late 1968. Nui Ba Din Mountain (the Black Virgin Mountain) is in the background - about ten kilometers from the Cambodian Border. The two pictures were made 36 years apart.
General Hickman began his military career (May 1967) as a
private soldier. He worked his way up through the ranks and served in
Vietnam as a helicopter pilot with Bravo Troop, 3rd of the 17th Air
Cavalry. During his tour in Vietnam, he served as an Aircraft
Commander and Aviation Section Leader, flying utility, attack, and
aero-scout helicopters. He flew UH-1 Hueys, OH-6 Scouts, and AH-1G
Cobra gunships in a wide variety of combat missions while in Vietnam.
After returning from Vietnam, he became a flight instructor and check-
pilot in the Army’s Helicopter Flight School.
After leaving active duty, General Hickman continued service as
a citizen soldier. He entered the Army Guard and served in various
company and field-grade positions as an infantry officer. He
commanded an Infantry Company and an Infantry Battalion. After
rising to the rank of Brigadier General, he commanded the 30th
Brigade Combat Team with over 4900 soldiers.
His reinforced brigade was mobilized in 2003 for a ground
combat role in the Iraq war. During that war, he commanded the 30 th
and conducted combat operations (2004-5) in Iraq’s Sunni Triangle.
While in Iraq, he and his unit were attached to the US Army’s First
Infantry Division.
General Hickman’s military schools include Rotary Wing Flight
School, Infantry Officer’s Basic and Advanced Courses, the Joint Fire
Power Course, Command and General Staff College, and he is a
graduate of the Army War College.
General Hickman’s awards include the Legion of Merit, the
Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Stars, two Meritorious Service
Medals, and twenty-six Air Medals plus one Air Medal with a V for
Valor.
General Hickman grew up at Hickman’s Crossroads near
Calabash, NC. He now resides with his wife, Susan, in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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