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Author : Bill Greenhalgh,Ken Fritz
Publisher : Turner
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015077605221
Author : William Sharpe
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1724796941
I flew through the Vietnam War in the cockpit of a helicopter, hauling troops in combat assaults and anything else that would fit on a Huey cargo deck. Helicopter crews were asked to do many things in Vietnam and I did most of them, albeit to a lesser extent than my peers. My involvement was further enriched by time spent in the nerve center of a combat aviation battalion. I returned home with a trove of personal recollections- some grim, some angry, some humorous and many unique to my experience. To these, I have added tales of events that occurred in college ROTC training, flight school and post-Vietnam army service. Taken together they offer a complete picture of a brief, but compelling military career, filled with ups and downs.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Helicopters
ISBN : 9781563111907
Author : Dr. Joe Ponds
Publisher : BookLocker.com, Inc.
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9798885315616
This book is aimed at sharing information about a population of men who engaged in military service to their country with duties involving aviation. The era that this book addresses is one during which there was considerable racial turmoil in America. So, these were stalwart men who entered into a professional career field where they were not readily embraced. The field that these brave men entered was one that was dominated by white males. It is the story about the U.S. military’s 600 m.o.l. – Black helicopter pilots who experienced combat duty in Vietnam, some making the ultimate sacrifice of giving their lives, and who certainly have a place in U. S. history. It is also a story of the uncommon fortitude, perseverance, and triumph of black men who were often compelled to fight multiple battles against multiple enemies simultaneously (the enemy overseas and racial discrimination at home). The 600 m.o.l. is perhaps one of the greatest stories that was never told, at least up to now.
Author : Glenn Herpst FRAeS
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1667827189
"One Full Trip around the Sun" is a dramatic and suspenseful story of a young man's journey flying helicopters during the Vietnam War, from May 1968 through May 1969. Both historical and deeply personal, this book shares the intensity, horror, sadness, and even joy from the events that took place during the time it takes the Earth to make one full trip around the Sun. Vietnam veteran Glenn W. Herpst shares his experiences as a young Army Warrant Officer helicopter pilot as he makes his way to the Vietnam War. Through vivid and rich storytelling, he chronicles his adventures from the departure from his hometown to his arrival in Vietnam. Readers will develop an understanding of what it was like to live and fly with the men and soldiers of the 116th Assault Helicopter Company "Hornets". Throughout the story, you will meet other members of the unit and come to understand their trials and tribulations as young flyers in an ongoing war. You will be with these men through their long days and nights from May 1968 through May 1969. They will live, grow, hurt, and die. And those who make it to the end of their tour, will return to a much different world from the one they left.
Author : Richard Elgin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519614357
"Shoulda Played the Flute" is a memoir about the author's adventure in Army Aviation (1968-1971), including a year flying combat missions in Vietnam. Raised in the rural Midwest, the book describes Dick's path to joining the Army and becoming a helicopter pilot. As thousands of other young men did (some as young as 18), Dick went through rotary wing flight school as a Warrant Office Candidate (WOC). Each "WOC" had his own story of how he sought out and volunteered for one of the most dangerous missions of the War, the combat helicopter pilot. Most had failed lives or unfulfilled expectations, so, in their late teens, volunteered for Army flight school. They had no idea how drastically and quickly they would grow up. In the coming two years of flight school and flying combat missions in Vietnam, most would age about 10 years (if they came home). These relative youngsters were given unbelievable responsibilities in unpredictable circumstances, often against long odds. They responded with courage and usually without recognition, but they earned the respect of every grunt and ground commander who ever served in the field. This is the story of one such Army Aviator.Once in Vietnam, Dick and a group of his flight school classmates (Class 69-5) were assigned to the Americal Division in Chu Lai. Not all would return home. Within the Americal he was assigned to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade and flew the OH-6A Light Observation Helicopter, or "LOH," living and flying off of LZ Baldy (south of Danang). As a 196th "Charger" LOH driver he flew probably the widest variety of missions of all LOH pilots in Vietnam. Through vignettes Dick describes these mission, sometimes mixed with Army Aviator black humor. Late in his tour Dick transferred to A Company, 123rd Aviation Battalion, the "Pelicans," flying off of Ky Ha in Chu Lai. There he became an Aircraft Commander in the iconic UH-1 Huey. Dick's story doesn't end with the day he returns to "The World." He concludes the book with his observations about Vietnam Veterans, PTSD, his proud Life Membership in the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA), a very interesting piece about his 2011 return trip to Vietnam and a chance meeting with a former Viet Cong foe (at LZ Baldy), and a closing piece expressing his views of the tragedy of the Vietnam War.This book will interest anyone involved with aviation during the Vietnam era and will appeal to those with family members who served in Vietnam. They will get a first-person account and perspective about the War. Dick explains that the main reason he wrote this memoir is so his kids and grandkids and the family members of other helicopter pilots will have a better understanding of the rigors of flight school and the risks and sacrifices of those who flew helicopters in Vietnam.This Vietnam memoir is different in that Dick has studied the history of the Vietnam War. His being an amateur Vietnam historian is evident with his use of Endnotes. They are interesting historical footnotes about the War and bring great perspective and a pause to his story. Very well written, Dick's writing style flows. The story moves, is interesting and engaging. Unlike some other Vietnam memoirs, you get the sense that his vignettes are not embellished. With Dick's self-deprecating style and humor you will chuckle while reading about some of his experiences (and saddened by others). The book is richly illustrated with six maps, 65 photos and four appendices.Oh, the book title you wonder. Dick played the flute in his high school band. While in Basic Training at Ft. Polk, LA the post band director made him an offer: He could fulfill his Army obligation right there, playing the flute in the Ft. Polk Army Band. He declined, opting to fly helicopters in Vietnam to "protect the free world from the spread of communism." There were missions in Vietnam when Dick remembered the offer!!!!! Hence, "Shoulda Played the Flute."
Author : Lew Jennings
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Helicopters
ISBN : 1548484539
"19 Minutes to Live" illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and crews supporting those heroes that carried a rucksack and a rifle in Vietnam. Over 12,000 helicopters were used in the Vietnam War, which is why it became known as "The Helicopter War". Almost half of the helicopters, 5,086, were lost. Helicopter pilots and crews accounted for nearly 10 percent of all the US casualties suffered in Vietnam, with nearly 5,000 killed and an untold number of wounded. Lew Jennings flew over 700 Air Cavalry Cobra Gunship Helicopter missions and received Three Distinguished Flying Crosses for Valor. This memoir describes first-hand the harrowing experiences of helicopter pilots and crews in combat operations, from the far South to the DMZ, including the infamous Ashau Valley, Hamburger Hill, LZ Airborne and others.
Author : Chuck Gross
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781574412215
Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. At the age of twenty, Chuck Gross spent his 1970-71 tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters. He inserted special operations teams into Laos and participated in Lam Son 719, a misbegotten attempt to assault and cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, during which his helicopter was shot down and he was stranded in the field.
Author : Turner Publishing Company Staff
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1563111438
The helicopter was implemented in full strength from Chinook to Cobra in Vietnam. The helicopter war from 1961-1975 is recorded in detail with many "after action reports" in the vets' own words. A special section on pilots' wives gives the home front perspective. More than 200 photos, maps, Association roster, Medal of honor recipients & 800 vignettes with "then" & "now" photos. Full color front & rear endsheets include unit insignia patches & a collage of dynamic crew & chopper photos certain to stir up your memory as well as capture your heart. The cover artwork "Riders of the Storm," is also in full color by renowned aviation artist Joe Kline.
Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780960845
The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'Hot LZs'. Protected by little more than an armoured seat, operating in terrible conditions and flying long hours these brave men led hard, dangerous lives, and casualties were high. Following these pilots from initial deployment through to the deadly thrill of combat in a war zone, Vietnam veteran Gordon L Rottman's book is a crucial examination of the pilots who fought so valiantly for their country. Often unmoved by the politics of the war, conflicts at home and other social issues, the Vietnam helicopter pilots just wanted to fly. As the saying went 'who needs drugs, I'm already high'.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781618585608
Capture the esprit de corps of the Marines in action during the Vietnam War. A documentation of the men, the crews, and the machines that flew the wartorn skies of Southeast Asia. Hundreds of dynamic photographs, maps, roster of Association members, and nearly 400 biographies with before-and-after photos of Marines make USMC-Vietnam Helicopter Association: Pop a Smoke a treasure chest of memories and history.
Author : Dr Joe Ponds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1958890596
It is the story about the U.S. military's 600 m.o.l. - Black helicopter pilots who experienced combat duty in Vietnam, some making the ultimate sacrifice of giving their lives, and who certainly have a place in U. S. history.
Author : David L. Eastman
Publisher : Peter E. Randall Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : 0914339974
Ride a Huey with the Outlaws of the 175th Aviation Company (AML) in the Mekong Delta and experience a first-hand first Lieutenant's account of a tour in Vietnam from 1966-1967. David Eastman's lively prose reveals an exciting untold story of camaraderie, competence and fellowship. EXCERPT: The Delta night rang out with sounds and muzzle flashes from the firefight being waged far below our circling Huey. The Viet Cong were in a treeline next to a cleared area immediately under the ship. At 2,500 feet, we were safely watching the forces engaged below. As usual, the cool air at altitude relieved us from the tepid, 80-to-90-degree temperature on the ground, where troops traded fire with the VC element they were in contact with. I smoked another cigarette, a menthol-laced Salem, as Andy, my copilot, turned the ship in another racetrack turn, using up time at our assigned place in the sky until the brass told us to go in for the medevac for which we'd been called out. For a new guy, my peter pilot was handling the bird well, and I could tell, even across the cockpit, that he felt my acknowledgment of his growing skills with this D-model.
Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846038600
The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'Hot LZs'. Protected by little more than an armoured seat, operating in terrible conditions and flying long hours these brave men led hard, dangerous lives, and casualties were high. Following these pilots from initial deployment through to the deadly thrill of combat in a war zone, Vietnam veteran Gordon L Rottman's book is a crucial examination of the pilots who fought so valiantly for their country. Often unmoved by the politics of the war, conflicts at home and other social issues, the Vietnam helicopter pilots just wanted to fly. As the saying went 'who needs drugs, I'm already high'.
Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813932705
Although his career continued for almost three decades after the 1939 publication of The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck is still most closely associated with his Depression-era works of social struggle. But from Pearl Harbor on, he often wrote passionate accounts of America’s wars based on his own firsthand experience. Vietnam was no exception. Thomas E. Barden’s Steinbeck in Vietnam offers for the first time a complete collection of the dispatches Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent for Newsday. Rejected by the military because of his reputation as a subversive, and reticent to document the war officially for the Johnson administration, Steinbeck saw in Newsday a unique opportunity to put his skills to use. Between December 1966 and May 1967, the sixty-four-year-old Steinbeck toured the major combat areas of South Vietnam and traveled to the north of Thailand and into Laos, documenting his experiences in a series of columns titled Letters to Alicia, in reference to Newsday publisher Harry F. Guggenheim’s deceased wife. His columns were controversial, coming at a time when opposition to the conflict was growing and even ardent supporters were beginning to question its course. As he dared to go into the field, rode in helicopter gunships, and even fired artillery pieces, many detractors called him a warmonger and worse. Readers today might be surprised that the celebrated author would risk his literary reputation to document such a divisive war, particularly at the end of his career. Drawing on four primary-source archives—the Steinbeck collection at Princeton, the Papers of Harry F. Guggenheim at the Library of Congress, the Pierpont Morgan Library’s Steinbeck holdings, and the archives of Newsday—Barden’s collection brings together the last published writings of this American author of enduring national and international stature. In addition to offering a definitive edition of these essays, Barden includes extensive notes as well as an introduction that provides background on the essays themselves, the military situation, the social context of the 1960s, and Steinbeck’s personal and political attitudes at the time.