Force of Eagles

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Many thanks are always due to those who help a writer and I am no exception. I am indebted to: Lt. Col. Dave “Bull” Baker who made me regret ever retiring and leaving the world of tactical flying and who makes me wish I was with him in F-15Es; Lt. Col. (Ret.) Mel Marvel for making AC-130 gunships come alive; Majors “Butch” Young and Keith Elliott for showing me what a wondrous old jet the F-111 is; S/Sgt. John Geerlings who was willing to spend hours talking to a complete stranger about parachutes and saved me from a tactical blunder; and S/Sgt. AI Altro, a Ranger in every sense of the word.

Among the many who gave of their time are: Maj. John Lerned, Maj. Myke Gable, and M/Sgt. Erich Zeisler of the 431TES; and Sgt. Greg Tolley and the men and women of the U.S. Army Sacramento East Recruiting Co. And thanks to Dennis LaClair for the never-ending use of his reference library.

Finally, I wish to give special thanks to my agent George Wieser and to Donald I. Fine, an editor and publisher of the old school.

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