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Vietnam: A Tale of Two Tours

By: James C. Mooney Jr.
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This is a US Army helicopter pilot's candid, firsthand account of his Vietnam experience in the air and on the ground at the height of US troop strength and then again when he returned for a second tour of duty at the very end of the war. It is a nonpolitical description of what life was really like for him and others who served in Vietnam. There is no embellishment or any secondhand stories from anyone else about their experiences in Vietnam.

The author describes a first tour in the Central Highlands supporting an Infantry Division as a pilot in an Assault Helicopter Company flying the UH-1H (Huey) and later during his first tour as an OH-6A Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) pilot assigned to an Infantry Brigade. The book includes a description of combat assaults; the Cambodian Invasion; ground and air tactics; people he met and worked with; helicopter operations; rescues; combat in the air and on the ground; leadership; unit life and living at four different locations; everyday camp life and conditions; as well as many vignettes as to things both good and bad he witnessed during his first tour. The author continues his book with a history of his second tour around Saigon while assigned to an Air Cavalry Troop and how much the war and other things had changed from his first tour. Events recounted include the Air Cavalry Troop mission and life at Bien Hoa, the cease fire and post-cease fire support missions, moving to Saigon and experiences living there, meeting his former enemy, the prisoner-of-war exchange, being shot down after the cease fire began, and being on the final flight out of combat troops that closed out the war for America. He closes with his overall reflections on his wartime service.

This is a must-have for those who want to know what it was really like to have been there without the hype, politics, or hidden agenda that usually is part of any Vietnam War story.

©2017 James C. Mooney, Jr. (P)2019 Tantor
Americas Vietnam War War Aviation Military US Army Transportation US Air Force Air Force American Veteran
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great book worth the read

loved this book it captures the war from both the hight and the end well worth it

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Good story

Good story and a good look at the military in Vietnam. We never lost a battle but could never win with the people.

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Great book

👍A great story and well presented in tale of two tours of the Vietnam War!!

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Great story from a different angle

I found it very interesting to hear about his second tour and how different it was. How the NVA would treat them and shoot at them during the cease fire.

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two tours!

my favorite thing about this book is his view on the war from his first tour vs his second tour the book is truly amazing

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As an individual who came of age for the Vietnam conflict just as it started de-escalating, then went on to become a successful dual rated pilot, I'm always seeking others experiences who went through where I easily could have been.
An EXCELLENT presentation. Thank you, many times over.

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Factual Vietnam chopper pilot read

Exceptional. 2 tour, Vietnam, chopper pilot account. One of the best. Honest and insightful.No axes to grind. I will pass it on to friends.

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Starts slow but great story

Good accurate showing of a mans tail in Vietnam. If you want a honest look back at the war from a helicopter pilot who had 2 tours. Listen to this. It tells the good bad and the ugly.

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Thank you, James.

This book is an authentic telling of the story of war. We offer blood. You poured it out, and so at in it. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

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I loved how real the author was and his sense of humor. Great book.

I love how positive the author was about his two tours and how he didn’t sugarcoat his story.

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