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Genre/Form: | Biographies Personal narratives Personal narratives, American Biography |
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Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Tom Young |
ISBN: | 9780786437986 0786437987 |
OCLC Number: | 212328282 |
Description: | x, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Train like you fight -- Condition Delta -- Afghanistan -- Where's the runway? -- Valley of Death -- Kyrgyzstan -- Salerno LZ -- Defensor fortis -- See you in Baghdad -- Alarm Red -- The speed of heat -- Command and control -- The rockets' red glare -- Road warriors -- "Civil" aviation -- Don't shoot the messenger -- The other war -- Folded flags -- Mortaritaville -- Healers -- Arabian nights -- When you least expect it -- Metal has memory -- The aviator's prayer -- Never open your wallet in a sandstorm -- Twice the civilian -- Final thoughts. |
Responsibility: | Thomas W. Young. |
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Abstract:
Tells the story of one Air National Guard airlift wing as related by its members. This book includes the stories of C-130 aircrews who dodged heat-seeking missiles, mechanics who made combat repairs, flight nurses who treated and transported the wounded, even two motor pool truck drivers struck by a roadside bomb.
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