Huey Helicopter Assembled Inside History Colorado Center

DENVER (CBS4)- Vietnam veterans are helping put together the newest exhibit at the History Colorado Center.

Eighteen veterans assembled a full-size, Huey Helicopter inside the museum. It's part of the new "1968" exhibit.

Many of the veterans were pilots who flew Hueys during the war.

Vietnam veterans assembled a Huey Helicopter inside the History Colorado Center as part of the 1968 exhibit. (credit: CBS)

"It was called the helicopter war, Vietnam, because the major impact the Huey had on the war itself. This is a magnificent machine," said

The new exhibit opens Feb. 7 and will include several other items from the 60s.