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Jul 26, 2001 · With an unswerving concern for every American soldier trapped by enemy fire, and a fearlessness that became legendary, Ron Alexander earned enough official praise to become the second most decorated helicopter pilot of the Vietnam era.
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Now a high school math teacher, Alexander tells his Vietnam War story with the help of Sasser (Always a Warrior; etc.) in this combat-heavy memoir. Most army helicopter pilots in the...
Jul 26, 2001 · Alexander, a helicopter pilot repeatedly decorated for valor in Vietnam, desanitizes discussion about the war by sharing his candid memories of the jungle-carpeted battlefield. He begins with his Army enlistment (right out of high school) in 1963 and describes the climb through the ranks that culminated in his commissioning as an officer.
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Apr 15, 2002 · With an unswerving concern for every American soldier trapped by enemy fire, and a fearlessness that became legendary, Ron Alexander earned enough official praise to become the second most decorated helicopter pilot of the Vietnam era.
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- Ron Alexander, Charles W. Sasser
Jul 26, 2001 · St. Martin's Press, Jul 26, 2001 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages. Ron Alexander is 5 foot, 3 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds, making him the shortest American pilot to fly in the...
Summary: Ron Alexander is one of the most highly decorated helicopter pilots to have survived the Vietnam War. In this action-driven account, readers are taken into the heart of the conflict, following Colonel Alexander as he goes beyond the call of duty.
Inside, across 10 funereal pages, LIFE published picture after picture and name after name of 242 young men killed in seven days halfway around the world “in connection with the conflict in Vietnam.” To no one’s surprise, the public’s response was immediate, and visceral.
