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by Michael D. Lazares (Author)
This is a compilation of over fifty stories from helicopter crews in Vietnam. It also contains stories from those on the ground who had a relationship with the helicopter. This includes Soldiers, Special Forces, Medics, Long Range Recon., Donut Dollys and others. Helicopter crews in Vietnam willingly placed themselves and their ships in jeopardy to put the troops on the ground. They then returned to the battle-site to bring in food, water and ammunition. They risked their lives again to take out the wounded, and bring our men home.
Author Biography
Michael served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a combat helicopter pilot. He flew in the Army for seven years and was a flight instructor. He remained in the US Army Reserves and retired after twenty eight years as a CW-5. While in the USAR he participated in numerous Protective Service Missions around the world. Michael became a PSM Instructor and trained various law enforcement personnel. He was also taught Anti-Terrorism Driving . Michael served as an officer in the Tacoma Police Department and retired as a Detective in the Homicide unit. While with TPD he was an Instructor in Officer Survival, Combat Pistol and Shotgun and Unarmed Defensive Tactics. He spent a total of thirty years in law enforcement and retired from the Division of Fraud for the State of Washington. He has three children and two grandchildren, and is living in Arizona with his wife of 48 years, Heleen. Author of: "Goodbye, My Darling; Hello, Vietnam "Tacoma Blue" "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
