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As a first lieutenant in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army pilot David Porter was section leader in an Aerial Scout platoon in Vietnam. Their mission was to conduct reconnaissance in OH-6 aircraft (a.k.a. Light Observation Helicopter or "Loach") near the Cambodian border. Finding and engaging the enemy at low altitude in coordination with an AH-1 Cobra gunship circling above, these units developed a remarkable method of fighting the Viet Cong: Hunter-Killer Operations.
The tactic had great local success but died with the war. Few today are aware of the hazards these pilots faced during times of intense combat. Porter's vivid memoir recounts the internal workings of a legendary air cavalry troop, in-the-cockpit combat actions, and the men who were key players on this perilous battleground.
Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword by Major General Richard Davis, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Preface
Prologue
1. In the Beginning
2. To Vietnam
3. The Quan Loi Military Complex
4. Hooch City
5. The Enemy
6. Indian Country
7. "Find the Bastards and Pile On"
8. Hunter-Killer Team Operations
9. The Characters
10. Starting with the Blues
11. To the Scouts
12. Life as a Scout: Now It Begins
13. "Find and report enemy locations and dispositions"
14. The Dink Build Underway
15. The Bad Days of February
16. Life After the Scouts
Epilogue
Glossary
Appendix
Index
