24 pages

8.5x11

hardcover

One can only wonder how many lives were saved because Tony Reed put his life on the line. Reed of Jennings, Louisiana, was a “Bird Dog” pilot during the Vietnam War, where he flew a small, single-engine Cessna low and slow over the jungle strongholds of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. His mission was to spot the enemy — often by seeing tracer bullets fired at him — and then call in artillery and aerial bombardment.More than once, his fearless flying and accurate direction of artillery were practically all that kept American units from being overrun and destroyed.He was a lifesaver on the ground, too. With mortar shells raining down on his position, Reed raced to the aid of fellow soldiers and officers who would likely have perished without his timely and expert medical aid. This is his story.