Donald G. Brutnell – Korean Allies in Vietnam
Donald G. Brutnell was a helicopter pilot for the Army in Vietnam and worked with the Korean White Horse Division. He describes the dangers of doing helicopter runs and how he was called upon to provide support for Marine helicopters in the north. He talks about the North Vietnamese Army, the Viet Cong, and feeling […]
Donald G. Brutnell – Don’t Tell My Wife
Donald G. Brutnell, a captain in the Army during Vietnam, recounts how the military was pushing pilots through training quickly because they needed helicopter pilots in Vietnam. During training, he was involved in a crash in which he rescued the pilot, who had become disoriented and passed out. He tried to keep the crash a […]
Jeremiah Blocker – The Enemy Within
Jeremiah Blocker describes his time in Northern Iraq with the police transition team. He was embedded with the Iraqi police, most of whom were former Baathists and which had been infiltrated by insurgents. He tells of two blue on green attacks, one at a police station and the other a gym, both perpetrated by Iraqi […]