Like a lot of kids, I’ve loved aircraft since I was little. I can remember checking out the “Jane’s Aircraft” book from the school library three or four times in a row. I built models and balsa wood gliders. But I have always been fascinated with helicopters. The Huey is the quintessential helicopter. It is …
This little story didn’t help the flow of the book so it was edited out. But I can still see Corporal G sitting there with a smirk on her face! Credit to a long time bud who read this and said “Ive got one of those” Thanks Darren for the pic! Unit coins are a …
This story is an excerpt from Radioman: Twenty-Five Years in the Marine Corps. It is better in the context of the book and the situation at the time in Fallujah. Please keep that in mind as you read it. To keep the story concise, much of the escalation of force and ROE discussions were trimmed. …
Here is another story from “Radioman: Twenty-Five Years in the Marine Corps” that didn’t make the final edit. The book is available on Amazon. “Booze” joined me as my assistant Air Officer after I had been in Iraq with 7th Marines for about 2 months of a 14 month tour. I had been getting my …
This is written by Donna Hesterman (my lovely wife). Another story I love that just didn’t fit into the final edit of “Radioman: Twenty-Five Years in the Marine Corps” In less than 100 days, my husband will be on his way home from Afghanistan. I didn’t say anything to the kids, because it just reminds …
Edited out of Radioman:Twenty-Five Years in the Marine Corps This story was from the original manuscript for Radioman: Twenty-Five Years in the Marine Corps Contrary to popular culture, callsigns are generally negative in nature. Usually a young aviator is branded by a callsign of their first screw up in a squadron. A young Lieutenant (Lt) …