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Author Name : Al Billings, CDR(Ret)
ISBN No: 1594572992
Published by BookSurge
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This book is an exciting action filled story about one of the most decorated naval aviators of the Vietnam era. It brings the reader a dramatic account of a twenty-two year career of a Navy helicopter pilot. By the end of the Vietnam War “Hollywood Al” was a four tour veteran with well over 600 missions and the recipient of forty medals and citations, including the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross. The story spans the gamut from a young cadet full of exuberance with high ideals, nine engine failures, dozens of life threatening incidents and hair raising combat stories, to his biggest battles challenging senior officers to do what was right, at the risk of his own career. Throughout his flying career he qualified in over 20 different aircraft and rose from the enlisted ranks to squadron Commanding Officer of the oldest combat rescue squadron in the Navy.
A Navy Maverick With True Grit!
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