Combat helicopter pilot shares stories from his time in Vietnam (Chicken Plate)

Combat helicopter pilot shares stories from his time in Vietnam (Compressor Stall)

Huey pilot, Jack Hawkins, shares stories from his time in Vietnam (Full interview)

Huey pilot recalls dangerous troop extraction from a hot landing zone in Vietnam 55 years ago

GUTS N' GUNSHIPS Audio Book is now available

Combat audio recovered from one of the missions I flew in Vietnam.

Do you think the United States had any place to be in that war?

Practical joke on a new gunner

Do you think it was better or worse to see everything in battle from above?

What are you proud of?

Misconceptions of the war protestors

What were some of the movies that got it right?

Is There Still A Necessity For War?

How soldiers are treated now vs when I got back from Vietnam

What kind of missions

Movies

Full Interview - Part 8 - Return

Full Interview - Part 7 - Reflections

Full Interview - Part 6 - Crew

Full Interview - Part 5 - Pilots

Full Interview - Part 4 - Vietnam

Full Interview - Part 3 - Vietnam

Full Interview - Part 2 - FlightSchool

Full Interview - Part 1 - Early Days of Service

Unexpected rescue mission

Reflecting on the war

M60 cookoff in the cockpit

Redefining our mission

Feelings after the war

Getting to Vietnam

First mission as a combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam (Full version)

First mission as a combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam

Flying Ball of Fire

Why it's tough to fly slicks (troop deployment helicopters)

Navigating a rope bridge while liquored up

Why I wrote GUTS N' GUNSHIPS