{"product_id":"9780989798365","title":"Dustoff 7-3: Saving Lives under Fire in Afghanistan","description":"This book is for heroes.\u003cp\u003eDustoff 7-3 tells the true story of four unlikely heroes in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, where medics are forced to descend on wires to reach the wounded and helicopter pilots must fight wind, weather, and enemy fire to pluck casualties from some of the world's most difficult combat arenas. Complete opposites thrown together, cut off, and outnumbered, Chief Warrant Officer Erik Sabiston and his flight crew answered the call in a race against time, not to take lives-but to save them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of evacuating wounded soldiers by helicopter developed in the Korean War and became a staple during the war in Vietnam where heroic, unarmed chopper crews flew vital missions known to the grateful grunts on the ground as Dustoffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crew of Dustoff 7-3 carried on that heroic tradition, flying over a region that had seen scores of American casualties, known among veterans as the Valley of Death. At the end of Operation Hammer Down, they had rescued 14 soldiers, made three critical supply runs, recovered two soldiers killed in action, and nearly died. It took all of three days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese two quotes on the back cover:\u003cbr\u003eThis story is extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003eMartha Raddatz-ABC News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsolutely incredible.\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Rose-CBS News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one on the front cover:\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most decorated missions in aviation history.\u003cbr\u003e-Newsweek\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warriors Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47852465717488,"sku":"9780989798365","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780989798365_p0.jpg?v=1763941575","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780989798365","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}