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Description edit
From the author of the bestselling autobiography Chickenhawk--selling over 540,000 copies--comes a triumphant sequel that reveals the Vietnam War's shattering legacy in the heart of a returning vet. A moving and no-holds-barred account of the downward spiral of events in one vet's life. Photos.
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Characters/People edit
- robert mason: fmr.Chief Warrant Officer,U.S.Army. Helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War,author of "Chickenhawk", his Vietnam War experiences.
- Connors: Add a description of this character.
- Riker
- Leese
- Resler
- Gary
- Farris
- Nate
- Reacher
- Roger
- Wendall
- Charlie
- Rubenski
- Kaiser
- Morris
- Hueys
- Daisy
- Bob
- Ringknocker
- Williams
- Owens
- Jack
- Len
- Meyers
- Sherman
- Deacon
- Carpenter
- Nguyen
- Richards
- Wolfe
- Mcelroy
- Anderson
- Niven
- Malone
- Danny
- Stoopy
- Bailey
- John Hall
- Ramon
- Fisher
- Rucker
- White
- Mang Yang
- Sharon
- Marston
- Linda
- Staglioni
Organizations edit
- 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile): Add a description of this organization.
- Army of the Republic of Vietnam: South Vietnam's army and an American ally in the Vietnam war. Most commonly referred to as ARVN.
- The Preachers
- The Prospectors
- U.S. Army: the main fighting force on the ground during the vietnam war
- mafia: a criminal organization ,mostly being used to describe italian /italian american criminals
- Central Intelligence Agency/CIA: The National intelligence/covert operations org. since 1947
- U.S.Coast Guard: the chief protective/rescue/law enforcement agency in U.S. waters sincethe 1870's .part of the navy in wartime,part of transportation dept.in the 1980's now homeland security dept.
First Sentence edit
I joined the army in 1964 to be a helicopter pilot.
Table of Contents edit
Author's Note
Map
Bell HU-1 Iroquois ("Huey")
Prologue
I Virgins
1 Wings
2 An August Cruise
3 Setting Up Camp
4 Happy Valley
5 Ia Drang Valley
II Swave and Deboner
6 The Holidays
7 The Rifle Range
8 Bong Son Valley
9 Tension
III Short-Timer's Blues
10 Grounded
11 Transfer
12 La Guerilla Bonita
13 Tell Me You're Afraid
Epilogue: And Then What Happened?
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Mason (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0670848352
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0670848352
Page Count: 400
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 959.70438092
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