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Though every “war story” is unique and sobering, there is a common understanding to the phrase “Take Me Home Huey”. There is no greater desire for active duty soldiers than to complete their tour of duty honorably and return home safely to their loved ones. After about eight months of restoration the aircraft was delivered to the artist who then transformed the exterior and interior into an inspiring piece of art. Their founder, Dave Barron, researched the history of Huey #174 and reunited surviving soldiers and families connected to the aircraft. Light Horse Legacy (LHL) an Arizona based non-profit organization acquired, re-skinned and restored the aircraft for the artist. Army boneyard Huey helicopter, which was shot down with two casualties in 1969 during a medevac mission in Vietnam, into a traveling art sculpture to inspire conversation and promote healing.įrom 2015 until 2017 Steve partnered with non-profit organization Light Horse Legacy who assisted in finding a suitable aircraft and to travel it to exhibitions around the country. For the heart of the project Maloney transformed an authentic U.S.
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Spurred by the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War and the staggering number of veterans who take their own lives, contemporary artist Steve Maloney conceptualized and created this multimedia installation. The project was created with the mission to honor Vietnam Veterans and to bring awareness to post-traumatic stress. Take Me Home Huey is a multimedia project consisting of the 47-foot transformed Huey helicopter, an Emmy award-winning film, a powerful song and a New Book. The book is the perfect capstone of this groundbreaking multimedia project that includes the sculpture, as well as an Emmy award-winning film and an original song.įor more information about the project view our website Readers will hear from the former medevac crewmen, other veterans of the helicopter war, PTSD survivors, art therapists, and historians, as well as journalist Joe Galloway, the official spokesperson of the national Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration. Interviews throughout the unique narrative provide vital context for the multi-media work. The book documents, through stunning photographs and Maloney's narrative, how the artwork evolved from a wish to honor Vietnam service members 50 years after the war's end into a touchstone for solace and connection among veterans, including some with PTSD. Take Me Home Huey: Honoring American Heroes Through Art is the moving story of visionary artist Steve Maloney's mission to honor Vietnam veterans by resurrecting a shattered medevac helicopter that was shot down on Valentine's Day 1969, and dramatically transforming it into a traveling sculptural memorial to honor those who served. THE NEW BOOK will be RELEASE this MARCH 2021