Dustoff 7-3
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Dustoff 7-3

Saving Lives under Fire in Afghanistan

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eBook - ePub

Dustoff 7-3

Saving Lives under Fire in Afghanistan

About this book

This book is for heroes. Dustoff 7-3 tells the true story of four unlikely heroes in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, where medics are forced to descend on wires to reach the wounded and helicopter pilots must fight wind, weather, and enemy fire to pluck casualties from some of the world's most difficult combat arenas. Complete opposites thrown together, cut off, and outnumbered, Chief Warrant Officer Erik Sabiston and his flight crew answered the call in a race against time, not to take lives—but to save them. The concept of evacuating wounded soldiers by helicopter developed in the Korean War and became a staple during the war in Vietnam where heroic, unarmed chopper crews flew vital missions known to the grateful grunts on the ground as Dustoffs. The crew of Dustoff 7-3 carried on that heroic tradition, flying over a region that had seen scores of American casualties, known among veterans as the Valley of Death. At the end of Operation Hammer Down, they had rescued 14 soldiers, made three critical supply runs, recovered two soldiers killed in action, and nearly died. It took all of three days.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Chapter:
  4. Dedication
  5. Map
  6. Prologue
  7. Chapter 1: ALONE
  8. Chapter 2: CAV COUNTRY
  9. Chapter 3: REPLACEMENTS
  10. Chapter 4: H-Hour
  11. Chapter 5: MEDICS ON THE GROUND
  12. Chapter 6: WINGMAN
  13. Chapter 7: TREEHUGGER
  14. Chapter 8: DANGER CLOSE
  15. Chapter 9: REINFORCEMENTS
  16. Chapter 10: HIGHER GROUND
  17. Chapter 11: LEAP OF FAITH
  18. Chapter 12: THE HERO
  19. Chapter 13: BLIND FAITH
  20. Chapter 14: STAND DOWN
  21. Epilogue
  22. Photo Credits
  23. About the Author
  24. Copyright