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Gary Llewellyn

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Gary Llewellyn recalls his check ride and first missions. It took some getting used to. Flying with him was a Ranger who had an itch to fly despite the cold shoulder from the other Rangers. How dare he leave! (5:19)

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During down time helicopter pilot Gary Llewellyn read a lot of Agatha Christie and then, of course, there was the incredibly cheap booze at the club. You needed it for your nerves. it was incredibly dangerous in the sky above Vietnam. (6:12)

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Four months into his tour, Scout pilot Gary Llewellyn went to the aid of another flight that had taken fire. They requested artillery and an air strike to disperse the enemy but the extra firepower had come and gone too soon and the bad guys had reset. As he came in to help, a machine gun round tore through his body. Part 1 of 2. (7:52)

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He was hit. A machine gun bullet had ripped through Loach pilot Gary Llewellyn as he was flying in to help a downed crew. He yelled for the observer pilot to take control but the pedals were not working. Together they tried to get the ship to a safe LZ. Part 2 of 2. (7:37)

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It was a long recovery. Gary Llewellyn nearly lost the use of an arm but after many surgeries, he had recovered pretty well. Then it was on to a lousy homecoming. Anti-war sentiment was everywhere and jobs were scarce. (6:56)

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Watch out for politicians. That's the advice from Gary Llewellyn who was wounded as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He voted for a president whom he thought was a supporter of the military but then he felt like he had been conned. (3:22)

GEN (Ret) Dan Allyn

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He went to hear the West Point recruiter speak because it excused him from a lab but Dan Allyn was so impressed that he thought he might go for it. After his mom revealed a secret about that, he was even more determined. (5:43)

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After West Point, his first assignment was with the 82nd Airborne. There, as a young Lieutenant, Dan Allyn learned to trust his experienced NCOs and be a sponge as they dispensed wisdom. His unit was training in the Sinai Peninsula when the alert came. Something was happening in Grenada. Where's that? (6:01)

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The men were so loaded down with their kits and full rucksacks that they had to be helped up the ramp to the plane. Dan Allyn and his men were on the way to Grenada where the fight was already on. The mission? Find the Cubans. (4:30)

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Life was fine in the 82nd but Dan Allyn was being prodded to apply for the Ranger Regiment by a commander he respected. He did, he was accepted, and it was life changing. He began to learn what leadership was all about. On a personal note, he was made company commander of the same company with which his father-in-law had served. (6:26)