Bou Pilot

<p>Drop into one man’s world of transport flying at the height of the Vietnam War and experience the good the bad and the ugly—with character and compassion.</p><p>Humorous compassionate and tragic day-to-day experiences of a transport pilot in combat.</p><p>When Jon Drury was shipped to Vietnam with 90 percent of his graduating class he was assigned to the short field C-7A Caribou by De Havilland. His challenging mission carried troops into combat air dropped live chickens in crates ferried cows to Special Forces camps and dodged .50 caliber fire.</p><p> </p><p>On the more compassionate side Jon served the Vietnamese in civic action drove an ambulance to a free dispensary and escorted those killed in action on their final journey home.</p><p>Jon’s style of writing grabs the reader holds their interest and makes them want to read more about the deeds of the warriors called up on to fight a long cruel and frustrating war . . . Reading the stories brings out his flying skills human compassion and faith to a degree one might not expect from a warrior. These elements reflect the skills passion determination and generosity of a man sent to war who found a deeper meaning inside himself than he anticipated.</p><p>                                                                        —E. Patrick Hanavan Jr. Ph.D.</p><p>Colonel USAF (Ret.) Chief Test Pilot 483 Tactical Airlift Wing Cam Ranh Bay RVN President the C-7A Caribou Association</p><p> </p><p><em>Heart-stopping combat and risk mixed with incidents of human compassion history sorrow and lessons for life.</em></p>