Fallen Hero

by Rick Blackmon

Major Greg Michaels, US Army Attack Helicopter Pilot leads the helicopter element in a successful mission supporting ST6 SEALs to eliminate nuclear missile capability of the North Koreans.

He later assumes command of an attack helicopter troop in the 101st Airborne Division. He and his troop provide support to forces operating along the DMZ. He has an engine failure, a crash in which he suffers multiple compound fractures of his right leg and arms.

Ultimately, due to gangrene attacks he faces amputation. The book then follows him through prosthesis fitting, and rehabilitation, involving both mental and physical therapy at Walter Reed Military Medical Center and Brooke Army Hospital, now known as the San Antonio Military Medical Center.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2013

About the author

I am a retired computer geek that loves to read. I retired after 40 years with IBM.

I currently live in a suburb northwest of Houston, TX.

I became interested in writing last year. I am currently working on the third book in a series about a US Army chopper pilot. I have published eleven other books, all for sale on Amazon. Four are under a pen name, Susan Leigh Carlton.