21-03-2017 15:14 via denver.cbslocal.com

Vet Gets Helmet Returned After Being Shot Down 50 Years Ago

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A Colorado veteran who was separated from his helmet while fighting in Vietnam has been reunited with it, 50 years later.
Col. James Randall (credit: CBS)
Col. James Randall was ejected from his F-105 fighter jet when it was shot down. He lost the helmet in the process and saw the enemy take it.
As CBS4 partner in Colorado Springs KKTV reports, a stranger recently called Randall saying he found it.
“I looked at it and it is my helmet and I couldn&rsqu
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