ONLY THE LIGHT MOVES: Flying Covert Reconnaissance Missions in the Vietnam War

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Story of a 24-year-old US Army pilot who volunteered to fly covert S.O.G., or Studies and Observations Group, reconnaissance missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a region that came to represent not only the United States' war with Vietnam, but also the secret war with Laos and Cambodia. Captain Francis A. Doherty spent every day for 10 months above the jungle battlefield in an unarmed Cessna O-1 Bird Dog. Reveals the highs and lows of his year at war in Vietnam but expands beyond his time in the conflict. He explores the emotional struggle he and his comrades faced after they returned home, reconciliations with lost faith, and the incredible impact of war on families.