Fascinated with flying from a young age, Mason earned his private pilot s license even before graduating high school. He enlisted in the army in 1964 and endured an extremely challenging weeding out process in an effort to fly helicopters. Sent to Vietnam, he survived more than 1,000 air combat missions despite the violence and brutality exploding all around him. This completely honest account of one soldier s traumatic experiences provides a perspective often neglected in print and film - that of the helicopter pilot. Through L. J. Ganser s powerful narration, the shattering story of men who lived and flew in constant peril is vividly retold.
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