Taking Fire: Memoir of an Aerial Scout in Vietnam

摘要

The 11th ACR; Blackhorse Regiment and the Air Cavalry Troop's service in Vietnam are legendary. In 1969 -1970, Dave Porter was a Young Lieutenant assigned to the Air Cavalry Troop of the Blackhorse; in Quan Loi. TAKING FIRE tells the gripping story of a Porter's 12 months in Vietnam, as a section leader in an aerial scout platoon, at the height of the Vietnam War. He details the hazards aerial scout pilot faced during intense combat and the internal workings of a legendary Air Cavalry Troop. Many books about Vietnam have been written, but very few have been written about Aerial Scout combat operations.