Face the Tiger

A fascinating behind-the-scene little-told story of military aviation training and combat combined with the evil of the heroin trade in Southeast Asia. The 'Times Past' portion takes one back to the experiences of three young men through their training--one naval attack pilot and two army gunship pilots. The combat stories of each are true and the role models for the characters were each heavily decorated for valor in combat. At least one route of the drug flow through Vietnam and to the United States is factual though the characters in the story are fictitious--perhaps to protect the guilty. In the 'Times Present' portion the three old pilots--long since civilians--are drawn back into their warrior roles to avenge a thirty year old murder. This time the enemy is domestic--not foreign--and Justice is the goal.