Table of Contents
About the Cover
Introduction
Copyright
Table of Contents
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument
Note from the Author
Dedication
Chapter 1 Tough Start
Chapter 2 Welcome to Military Hell
Chapter 3 America’s Vietnam War
Chapter 4 Preparing for War
Chapter 5 Hunter Army Airfield
Chapter 6 Officer Candidate School
Chapter 7 Good Morning Vietnam
Chapter 8 116th Assault Helicopter
Chapter 9 My First Mission
Chapter 10 Stinger Memorial Service
Chapter 11 First Kill
Chapter 12 Lovers and Water Buffalo
Chapter 13 Cu Chi Incoming
Chapter 14 Aircraft 523 Gets Hits
Chapter 15 Combat Mentality
Chapter 16 Scramble To Support the 25th
Chapter 17 Reassignment to I Corps
Chapter 18 Kham Duc
Chapter 19 The Stingers and My Lai
Chapter 20 174th AHC Sharks Initiation
Chapter 21 Tam Ky Insertion
Chapter 22 Crash and Burn-Aircraft 523
Chapter 23 Massive Enemy Force
Chapter 24 Sgt. Curtis McKinley
Chapter 25 Addiction and Breakdown
Chapter 26 Spray Mission-Agent Orange
Chapter 27 SP4 Tony Bremer - Silver Star
Chapter 28 Dear John
Chapter 29 Night Mission—Hawk Hill
Chapter 30 Yellow Jacket Down
Chapter 31 ARVN LZ Insertion
Chapter 32 Donut Dolly Run
Chapter 33 CW2 Lou Baldassaro
Chapter 34 Jesus Nut
Chapter 35 Fire Support Base Maryann
Chapter 36 First Female Enemy Kill
Chapter 37 LRRP Team Extraction
Chapter 38 Vengeance
Chapter 39 Turkey Shoot
Chapter 40 Change of Heart
Chapter 41 Refusal to Kill
Chapter 42 Catharsis
Chapter 43 Reassignment
Chapter 44 Sergeant of the Guard
Chapter 45 Friendly Fragging
Chapter 46 No Place Was Safe
Chapter 47 Charge of Quarters
Chapter 48 Second Fragging
Chapter 49 Lam Son 719
Chapter 50 The ARVN Retreat
Chapter 51 The 116th Return to Chu Lai
Chapter 52 Freedom Bird
Chapter 53 Soldier’s Aftermath
Epilogue
Thank You!