{"product_id":"2940045618915","title":"Chopper Warriors: Kicking The Hornet's Nest Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter having written my first award winning book, Missions Of Fire\u003cbr\u003eAnd Mercy, I felt something was missing. I have always had a great\u003cbr\u003edeal of respect for the infantry (grunts) who our unit, C\/227th Assault\u003cbr\u003eHelicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry supported. They were always\u003cbr\u003eappreciative of the helicopters and crews. My personal feeling\u003cbr\u003eis that they heroically fought the worst part of the Viet Nam war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChopper Warriors will introduce many of the survivors of that war.\u003cbr\u003eThe true, interesting, gut-wrenching and often thrilling stories you\u003cbr\u003eare about to read are from men whom I am honored to know. Many of\u003cbr\u003ethe words written here are theirs from interviews I have done. As a\u003cbr\u003estoryteller, I have tried to recapture the events as they happened forty-five\u003cbr\u003eplus years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrative and scenes created here are mostly true, and the\u003cbr\u003edialogue is written for all audiences from teenagers to adults, men\u003cbr\u003eand women alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur unit supported these men in every way; inserting them into\u003cbr\u003ethe fiery hell of battle, and supplying them with ammo, food, water,\u003cbr\u003eand mail, often under intense enemy fire. When they were ready to\u003cbr\u003emove on to a different LZ, we picked them up and re-inserted\u003cbr\u003ethem. When they were sick or wounded, we flew them to the closest\u003cbr\u003efield hospital. And when they were silently lying in the jungle,\u003cbr\u003ehaving breathed their last, they were solemnly escorted\u003cbr\u003eon our choppers. We reverently evacuated them to an area where\u003cbr\u003ethey could be cared for, prior to their final flight back to their loved\u003cbr\u003eones. I have the utmost respect for the guys we called “grunts”.\u003cbr\u003eThough our military technology didn’t always work, the helicopter\u003cbr\u003ewas a very useful tool for putting our troops right where they\u003cbr\u003eneeded to be – deep within the enemy’s lair. More importantly, the\u003cbr\u003echoppers saved innumerable lives that in other wars would have\u003cbr\u003ebeen snuffed out. For that I am grateful to have been a part of the\u003cbr\u003eFirst team in Viet Nam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn my personal stories that you will read, I have used actual\u003cbr\u003enames whenever possible. In other cases, names have been changed\u003cbr\u003ein honor of the families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is my most sincere hope that these accounts will be read by\u003cbr\u003ethose who have lost loved ones in this most unpopular war. Many\u003cbr\u003esoldiers involved in Viet Nam, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, and\u003cbr\u003eothers, have declined to tell their own stories as they actually happened\u003cbr\u003eto those they love back home. The feelings that war veterans\u003cbr\u003ehave, run very deep and are often very traumatic. Many don’t want\u003cbr\u003eto relive those horrendous nightmares. Severe cases of PTSD, guilt,\u003cbr\u003eor not wanting families to know what they went through are prevalent\u003cbr\u003eand very real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn many cases, their stories are relived here as they actually happened.\u003cbr\u003eHere, you may finally read about what your son, grandson,\u003cbr\u003ehusband, father, or friend endured. Though honorable and often\u003cbr\u003eheroic, you can be sure the memories are horrible, and something\u003cbr\u003ethey will never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout these pages, you will see the word “grunts.” It seems\u003cbr\u003ethat all wars have their own nomenclature. In Viet Nam, a grunt\u003cbr\u003egrunt fought the toughest part of the war, in my mind. In many cases,\u003cbr\u003ethat was to lessen the fear of their family and friends. though noble,\u003cbr\u003eI personally feel that to be a shame. i pray that knowing what your\u003cbr\u003eloved ones went through may bring healing to a lot of you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075096199408,"sku":"2940045618915","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045618915_p0.jpg?v=1763976546","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045618915","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}