Ups and Downs: Recollections of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot

I flew through the Vietnam War in the cockpit of a helicopter, hauling troops in combat assaults and anything else that would fit on a Huey cargo deck. Helicopter crews were asked to do many things in Vietnam and I did most of them, albeit to a lesser extent than my peers. My involvement was further enriched by time spent in the nerve center of a combat aviation battalion. I returned home with a trove of personal recollections- some grim, some angry, some humorous and many unique to my experience. To these, I have added tales of events that occurred in college ROTC training, flight school and post-Vietnam army service. Taken together they offer a complete picture of a brief, but compelling military career, filled with ups and downs.

• Vietnam: A Tale of Two Tours
• 19 Minutes to Live - Helicopter Combat in Vietnam: A Memoir by Lew Jennings
• Chopper Heroes: Have Guns Will Travel
• Without Parachutes: How I Survived 1,000 Attack Helicopter Combat Missions In Vietnam
• Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
• No Safe Spaces: Stories of a Young Marine in Vietnam
• Vietnam Saga: Exploits of a Combat Helicopter Pilot
• Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
• Guts 'N Gunships: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam
• Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s War Story (North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series)