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HÂN HẠNH GIỚI THIỆU SÁCH: EXTRAORDINARY VALOR (ENGLISH)
THE FIGHT FOR CHARLIE HILL

TRẬN ĐÁNH ĐỒI CHARLIE-KONTUM 1972
(TIỀU ĐOÀN 11 NHẢY DÙ VÀ SƯ ĐOÀN 320 CSBV)

By William Reeder Jr.

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Award, two Distinguished Flying Crosses for heroism, three Purple Hearts

for wounds received in combat). In Vietnam, he was an AH-1 Cobra attack

helicopter pilot. Later in his career, he flew the AH-64 Apache advanced

attack helicopter. He is also a former prisoner of war (POW) in Vietnam.

Reeder holds a Ph.D. FiRnOM LYONS PRESS - JUNE 1, 2022
history and does training and leadership development consulting with

NATO Special Operations forces. He is in the U.S. Army Aviation Hall

of Fame.

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