U.S. Army Maj. Charles Kelly Sr. was a larger than life figure, a mentor and a hero to those who knew him and served with him.
“The guy was totally fearless,” said retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Brady, who flew with Kelly in Vietnam. “He would gladly give his life to rescue an American soldier.”
During his time in Vietnam as commanding officer of the Army’s 57th Medical Detachment, Kelly became synonymous with his DUSTOFF call sign. Kelly set standards for flying into combat zones and flying at night. Among his awards and recognitions, Kelly received the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters, a Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart.
There are those who believe Kelly’s name should be considered for Fort Rucker due to the post’s aviation mission or even Fort Gordon in Georgia due to the fact that Kelly was from that area.“His entire career was Army Aviation,” Kelly said of his father. Earlier this week, the Naming Commission released an extensive inventory list of more than 750 Department of Defense assets that will be reviewed for possible renaming or removal. Included are installations themselves as well as streets, buildings, signs, monuments, and paintings at locations throughout the country and overseas.
Kelly had planned to retire, but President Kennedy’s assassination and talk of the military’s plan to replace the helicopter ambulance program made him feel he had to go to Vietnam.
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