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

In this memoir, a retired Marine recounts his journey to becoming a pilot and serving four US presidents in one of the world's most famous helicopters. Col. 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 this way to a fundraiser, Frenchy's life changed forever when 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 Col. 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 U.S. 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. "I was fascinated by this memoir written by Marine One pilot Col. Ray L'Heureux. He tells a great story about how he yearned to fly as a boy and how he ultimately ended up in the cockpit of the most famous helicopter in the world. . . . This is a great book." —Homer Hackam, author of Rocket Boys

© 2014 St. Martin's Press (E-bog): 9781466837751

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E-bog: 27. maj 2014