
American Cobra Pilot
by J. L. Groom
"A Marine Remembers a Dog and Pony Show"
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Details
War:
Vietnam War
Perspective:
Helicopters
Military Unit:
US Marine Corps
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Asia
Page Count:
286
Published Date:
2016
ISBN13:
9781514459423
Description
Think the Marine Corps is a war-fighting organization? Think again. A Marine Cobra helicopter pilot finds himself off the coast of Korea taking part in a political exercise known as Ssang Young. The goal is to conduct a Marine amphibious landing. However, Captain Groom soon learns amphibious assault in practice is a dog and pony show parade, the likes of which even the Westminster dog show would envy. The following tale covers one Marine pilots journey through the lead-up, execution, and aftermath of this epic tale in the pivot, uh, I mean shift, to the Pacific. Pivot means we turn our backs. It was replaced with shift.