DEVIL 63, Vietnam Gunship Pilot

CWO Sims wants it understood from the beginning: he was no hero. He tells his story from the training that began at Fort Wolters, Texas, and continued through Fort Rucker, Alabama. He tells his story through his two tours in Vietnam and his return home.

Devil 63 Title Page
DEVIL 63,Vietnam Gunship Pilot ByCWO 2 Richard Sims     As told to     &n ...

Foreword
     Foreword I just want it understood that I ain’t no hero. I flew helicopters in Vietnam ...

Table of Contents
     TABLE OF CONTENTS             &nb ...

Chapter 1
Being rewritten

Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2 UNIT: Civilian LifeSITUATION: Fueling the StressLOCATION: life in TexasTIME: The Mid 1960s  Hot, swampy ...

Chapter 3
 CHAPTER 3 UNIT: Fort Wolters Flight SchoolSITUATION: Flying So longLOCATION: Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam.TIME: Before May, ...

Chapter 4
CHAPTER 4 UNIT: 134th AHCSITUATION: Arriving in CountryLOCATION: Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam.TIME: 5 May, 1969   T ...

Chapter 5
CHAPTER 5 UNIT: 134th AHC, Maintenance PlatoonSITUATION: Surviving an Unforeseen MissionLOCATION: Pou Hua, Vietnam.TIME: Th ...

Chapter 6
CHAPTER 6 UNIT: 134th AHC, Maintenance PlatoonSITUATION: Typical Mission PreparationLOCATION: Phu Hiet Army Base, Vietnam.T ...

DEVIL 63, Vietnam Gunship Pilot

CWO Sims wants it understood from the beginning: he was no hero. He tells his story from the training that began at Fort Wolters, Texas, and continued through Fort Rucker, Alabama. He tells his story through his two tours in Vietnam and his return home.