Dustoff No Compromise! No Rationalization! No Hesitation! Fly the Mission! - Softcover

Vermillion, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974125601 ISBN 13: 9780974125602

Publisher: Wild 'N Woolly Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Dustoff is a compliation of stories regarding my experiences flying a US Army unarmed medical evacuation helicopter in Vietnam during 1969. This book has a touch of history on the development of helicopter aeromedical evacuation system but primarily focuses on my experiences as a pilot as well as how we interacted as a crew. One of the stories is nearly a duplicate of one of the night non-secure hoist missions that we recorded using a cassette tape recorder connected into our avionics harness.

About this title

About the Author

Steve Vermillion, at age 20, served as an aircraft commander of an unarmed Dustoff helicopter in Vietnam during 1969. He flew 1127 hours of combat time which comprised 1450 missions. Steve and his various crewmembers accounted for the rescue of 2210 soldiers. Steve's combat awards include the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, 29 awards of the Air Medal and one Air Medal with V Device (for valor). Steve continued his military career after returning from Vietnam. He accepted a direct commission from Chief Warrant Officer 2 to First Lieutenant. After having served his country throughout the world in a wide variety of complex assignments, he reitred in 1993 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He and his wife currently reside in Puyallup, Washington.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wild 'N Woolly Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0974125601
• ISBN 13: 9780974125602
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 278