I finished Bob Stoffey's Cleared Hot! The Diary of A Marine Combat Pilot in Vietnam. I pour one out for you Bob, you were and are a hero.more Ironically Stoffey died in 2018 due to exposure to 'agent orange' a tragic loss to a heroic American. When he related the death of his friends and fellow pilots the book is also moving. Furthermore, Stoffey is great at giving the reader his perspective on that hot mess of a war by stating hey assholes in congress let us win this shit and invade North Vietnam. While I admire his sangfroid lets take a little credit where it is due. The author throughout the boom relates harrowing fucking shit he did and is rather ho-hum about it. Hey Bob your a fucking bad ass-when you saved that eight man Marine L.R.R.P (long range recon patrol) on the side of a mountain and won the distinguished flying cross for your bad assery it is ok for you to tell us, you won the D.F.C. Also, an aspect I did not care for was the humility of the author. For the uninitiated the technical aspect can be a bit overwhelming and difficult to follow. Some of the transitions were a little rough but overall Stoffey conveys the intensity of being a forward air controller 'in the shit' quite well.

Hey Bob your a fucking bad ass-when you saved that eight man Marine L.R.R.P (long range recon patrol) -4.2- This was an excellent book giving you the perspective of the Marine pilot in Vietnam. 4.2- This was an excellent book giving you the perspective of the Marine pilot in Vietnam.

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