Chickenhawk (book)
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Chickenhawk is Robert Mason's narrative of his experiences as a "Huey" UH-1 Iroquois helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. The book chronicles his enlistment, flight training, deployment to and exp
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Battle of Ia Drang
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The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam, as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foo
Chickenhawk (book)
…initially posted to An Khe, in central South Vietnam, where Mason first experiences combat. The book then details his year-long posting, including the Battle of Ia Drang, R&R periods in Saigon and Taiwan, his encounters with soldiers of the South Vietnamese army, and his experiences piloting the UH-1 "Huey". Mason…
U.S. Army soldiers air-lifted into LZ X-Ray.
1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry troopers landing at LZ X-Ray
1st Cavalry troops engage PAVN
X-Ray perimeter, night of November 14