Burns recounts his experiences serving in the Vietnam War with the Pathfinder detachment of the 101st Airborne Division during 1967 and 1968. The Pathfinders parachuted into the front lines of combat to secure landing zones for troop helicopters and organize the evacuation of wounded soldiers on ambulance helicopters. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
