The Warriors: Reflections of a Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot, and Veteran of the Air Wars over Vietnam

Hemphill, Jay, Air & Space Power Journal

The Warriors: Reflections of a Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot, and Veteran of the Air Wars over Vietnam by Robert E. Ross. Yucca Tree Press (http:// yuccatree.com), Barbed Wire Publishing, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005, 2002, 304 pages, $25.00 (hardcover).

As new generations of airmen filter into the ranks, the American experience in Southeast Asia slowly dwindles from the consciousness of the active duty force. Veterans who saw combat duty during the conflict in Vietnam are fewer in number, and as they retire, their ability to pass on lessons learned to younger troops diminishes correspondingly. The fear is that the passion and emotion that come from stories of …

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Publication information: Article title: The Warriors: Reflections of a Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot, and Veteran of the Air Wars over Vietnam. Contributors: Hemphill, Jay - Author. Journal title: Air & Space Power Journal. Volume: 17. Issue: 3 Publication date: Fall 2003. Page number: 113. © 2003 U.S. Air Force. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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