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Mission of Honor: A Moral Compass For a Moral Dilemma
Written by Jim Crigler
Narrated by Shawn Compton
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Most of us never get to test ourselves in combat.
As a UH-1 Helicopter pilot flying in the jungle highlands of South Vietnam, Warrant Officer Jim Crigler and the men he flew with were tested daily. Coming of age in the late 1960s and early 1970s was challenging for most young men of that era. Throw in drugs, free love, draft notices, the Vietnam War and a country deeply divided, and you have one of the most important books of this genre.
This true story is a raw, bold, introspective autobiography where the author openly wrestles with his personal moral dilemma to find meaning and purpose in his life. He calls it his "Mission of Honor."
As a UH-1 Helicopter pilot flying in the jungle highlands of South Vietnam, Warrant Officer Jim Crigler and the men he flew with were tested daily. Coming of age in the late 1960s and early 1970s was challenging for most young men of that era. Throw in drugs, free love, draft notices, the Vietnam War and a country deeply divided, and you have one of the most important books of this genre.
This true story is a raw, bold, introspective autobiography where the author openly wrestles with his personal moral dilemma to find meaning and purpose in his life. He calls it his "Mission of Honor."
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jim Crigler's memoir, Mission of Honor, tells the story of his life during the 60's and 70's including his tour of duty in Vietnam. After getting two girls pregnant at the same time, he struggles with the dilemma and wants to do the "right thing"...mentioning it dozens of times through the story and his four years in the Army; readers are left hanging until almost the end.Aside from that, Jim shares his experiences during basic training, flight school, and as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. The war was winding down in '71/'72 and other than the Easter Offensive, there were no large battles and everyday was more of a routine. I would have thought Jim would have expounded on more of his experiences, -mentioning, at times, only that he had completed 35 missions or so during the day without detailing anything about them. His writing about his Vietnam tour also seemed to be more of a summary instead of him showing us the nuts and bolts about the job.If I were to guess on the author's motivation for writing this story, I'd have to say that it is intended more for his family to see how he struggled early in life with the dilemma he faced and how he intended to do the right thing all along. Not a Vietnam War Story, per se, but still worth a read.