The Blades Carry Me: Inside the Helicopter War in Vietnam

James V. Weatherill served as an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam from November 1967 to November 1968. His memoir, THE BLADES CARRY ME: INSIDE THE HELICOPTER WAR IN VIETNAM, takes the reader into the CH-47 Chinook helicopter cockpit and the daily life of a 22-year-old pilot. The young man must reconcile his ideals of patriotism, courage, and honor with the reality and politics of a war where victory is measured by body-count ratios instead of territory gained or lost. When it's time to go home, he realizes he'll leave more than war behind. On the home front, the pilot's wife, Annie, provides a counterpoint as a pregnant college senior and military spouse during an unpopular war. With letters and tape recordings their sole means of communication, how will they grow up without growing apart?

Author: Anne Weatherill, James V. Weatherill
Publisher: Wxillwords Press
Published: 03/06/2014
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780991543007

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

About the Author
James V. Weatherill is a veteran helicopter pilot with 1,341 combat hours in Vietnam. As a civilian pilot he flew helicopters in logging operations, dam, ski lift, and power line construction as well as fire fighting. He was a pilot for regional airlines and retired from a national airline as a Boeing 737 captain. Now retired, he repairs boat interiors and creates art from wood scraps. He also enjoys writing and playing his guitars.

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