Inside Marine One, Ray LHeureux
Inside Marine One, Ray LHeureux
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Inside Marine One
Four U.S. Presidents, One Proud Marine, and the World's Most Amazing Helicopter

Author: Ray L’Heureux, Lee Kelley

Narrator: David Drummond

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/27/2014


Synopsis

Colonel Ray "Frenchy" L'Heureux always dreamed of being a pilot. Growing up, he built airplane models and dreamed about soaring over the earth. When he was twelve, his mom treated him to a flying lesson at the local airfield. Taken on a short flight by an instructor and allowed to operate the controls for part of the flight, he was hooked forever. It wasn't until he was running low on college funds and saw a recruiter at his college that he joined the Marines and began the journey towards his dream from Parris Island to Bravo Company, and then officer training school.

One day at an airfield when President Reagan landed on his way to a fundraiser, Frenchy's life changed forever when he encountered HMX1, the squadron that flies the President in Marine One. When he saw the white-topped Sea King and White Hawk helicopters, he was determined to become part of that elite group.

Inside Marine One is Colonel L'Heureux's inspiring story of a young man who dreamed of flying, trained, studied, and worked hard to become the pilot who ended up serving four US Presidents—George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. It's also a personal guided tour inside the world's most famous helicopter by a man who knows that flying machine better than any other. Inside Marine One is a great American success story of a young boy who dreamed big, worked hard, and finally flew the President of the United States as his number one passenger.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fredrick on July 20, 2017

Retired Marine Colonel L'Heureux writes of his career in the Corps, especially his two tours with HMX-1, the presidential helicopter squadron. His second tour was as commanding officer . Overall he was involved in the transport of four presidents and gives some human insights into each especially Bu......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on May 07, 2014

Col. Ray "Frenchy" L'Heureux is a really cool person. Not that I know him personally but I feel like I did get to know him in this book. I would want to hang out with him. This book gave the right mixture of the past with Col. Ray’s childhood and how he joined the military with the present and his j......more

Goodreads review by Mike on June 01, 2014

More of a memoir than an autobiography, Colonel L'Heureux tells of his ascendency to the helm of the elite MHX-1 squadron responsible for the coordination of transportation for the President of the United States in Marine Helicopter One and his special relationship with former President George W. Bu......more