Today, I salute Kansas Army Vietnam Veteran Greg Lesh. Pratt native Greg Lesh joined the Army in 1969 after working as a young flight instructor. He thought he was going to be a fixed-wing pilot, but he was informed he would be flying helicopters. He finished training and was immediately sent to Vietnam, where he spent a year flying a Huey helicopter to move troops and train Vietnamese allies to pilot one. Lesh also flew what were called “sniffer” missions to detect enemy activity and took troops into Cambodia. Every day in the air carried risk, but it never stopped him. After returning home to Kansas, Lesh left the Army in 1971 as a chief warrant officer, second class. He went on to build careers in both aviation and banking in the Air Capital. Thank you for sharing your story, Greg, and THANK YOU for your service.
