Mission of Honor, Jim Crigler
Mission of Honor, Jim Crigler
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Mission of Honor
A Moral Compass For a Moral Dilemma

Author: Jim Crigler

Narrator: Shawn Compton

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/01/2019

Synopsis

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."

About Jim Crigler

Jim Crigler grew up in the farm country of south eastern Missouri. Graduating high school in the turbulence of 1968, Jim's goal was to be the first in his family to get a college education. A draft notice interrupted that dream. During his four years of service in the Army, Jim served as a warrant officer helicopter pilot flying in Vietnam with A Troop 7/17 Air Cavalry and the 129th Assault Helicopter Company. Jim flew with some of the finest helicopter pilots in the world in Vietnam and personally flew thousands of combat missions during his tour of duty. He received an honorable discharge in August of 1974 and with the help of the GI Bill graduated magna cum laude with a BS degree in business management from the University of Missouri. For the last twenty-two years Jim has been President and CEO of Winona Search Group Inc., a human resources consulting and search firm. He lives in the woods just outside of Winona, Minnesota, with his wife and two youngest daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on November 10, 2017

Five Stars? Yes! Why? If you want to read an eye-opening account of the Chopper war in Vietnam, this is a very quick read and it places you in the author's cockpit. How quick? I read it in one night. The reason for that is because I also served in Jim’s outfit, the 129th Helicopter Company as a door......more

Goodreads review by John on June 07, 2019

Jim 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......more

Goodreads review by Dave on June 09, 2019

A great insight into the end of the "police action" This was another good look into the impact that public opinion had on the soldiers fighting for their lives and our country on a foreign land. May we never forget.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on February 26, 2020

An eye-opening perspective on the Vietnam War On December 1, 1970, the US Selective Service System held a lottery to determine who would and would not be drafted. Of course, being drafted most likely meant serving in Vietnam. That night, my number came up 295. From that point on, I didn’t have to thi......more

Goodreads review by Marc on December 26, 2017

Mission of Honor is not just another memoir about flying in Vietnam. It's a poignant story about a man on a quest who flew Hueys during the Vietnam War. The book is at times hilariously funny other times, very sad. On the surface, it is a tale of men fighting a war that was growing increasingly unpo......more

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