Beyond Recognition: A True Story of Service, Dedication and Betrayal

Beyond Recognition is the memoir of Ronald Corbin, a former Army combat helicopter pilot and Vietnam veteran who becomes a Los Angeles policeman, and eventually a pilot for LAPD’s Air Support Division (ASD). Ron’s military training and unique combat flying experience as a “Slick” Huey pilot, and his wide background as an instructor pilot in various helicopters, is recognized by the ASD captain, but not without creating fierce jealousies. After an aircraft accident that claims the life of a pilot trainee and puts Ron in the hospital, the LAPD assembles a Board of Inquiry. Ron’s detractors seek jealous revenge by feeding misleading statements to the Board investigators. The investigation evolves into a “kangaroo court,” but the Board’s exercise in “finger-pointing” quickly backfires as Ron exposes a “cover-up” that has corporate and City attorneys scrambling to settle. Early Reviews: “WOW…A MUST READ BOOK” --Albert Ellis, FBI Special Agent – Retired “…You will not put it down until you have worked your way to the last page, and then still want to know more.” --Keith Bettinger author of Fighting Crime With “Some” Day and Lenny and End of Watch.