By Steve Ranson, Nevada News Group
A silhouette of a stationary Chinook helicopter making a soft-landing stretches across the afternoon horizon just south of the Army Aviation Support Facility at Stead.
The helicopter ferried troops and supplies more than a decade ago in Afghanistan. Now, the CH-47D Chinook serves as a reminder of the price of freedom. The repainted and refurbished display shows a Chinook with tail No. 200 in an aft-gear landing position. The helicopter was not with D Co. in 2005 but flown by the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Co., 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion, during its 2012-13 deployment in Afghanistan…