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First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin Inc. 1983

Published in Penguin Books 1984

This edition published 2005

Copyright © Robert C. Mason, 1983 Afterword: copyright © Robert C. Mason, 2005 All rights reserved

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eISBN : 978-1-101-17515-6

1. Mason, Robert, 1942—. 2. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975—Personal narratives, American. 3. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975—Aerial operations, American. 4. Helicopter pilots—Biography. 5. United States Army—Warrant officers—Biography. I. Title.

DS559.5.M.704’348 84-440

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