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Heaven's Luck

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*****IMPORTANT NOTICE*******

***TWO of the FIVE reviews were written by the author, himself!

***Therefore, the four-star rating for this book is grossly INFLATED!

To have known very, very well, one of the main characters, Steve Chasin, a helicopter pilot shot down and killed in Cambodia along with three crew members, made into a mockery is absolutely unforgiveable. The author never met Steve and admitted to using "literary license" to make the book more readable! I personally have those things in writing from the author himself!

Supposed "literary license" is one thing, but defaming the dead who cannot defend themselves is more than morally despicable! What the author presented as non-fiction is almost all fiction concerning Chasin! Chasin was a man with full loyalty, integrity, strength of character, and mentally very, very stable. The author presented Chasin as borderline insane. That is a direct lie of the worst kind for it is in print for anyone to see and can never be taken back!

Chasin was admired tremendously throughout his life and by all of his Army buddies up until his last breath! Several of his buddies still visit his grave to give their respects some forty-one years later! One helicopter buddy named his son, "Chasin" after him. Some, even now, use Steve's name as their computer passwords! Many, many people's eyes (including two colonels whom I know) have welled up at simply seeing or touching Chasin's name on the Vietnam Veterans' memorial.

To use lies to desecrate the memory of one of our Vietnam vets is completely unacceptable! Why would an author write such a book except for monetary gain and some ill-gained fame? Questions of the author's integrity, honesty, and morals should be raised.

The right thing for the author to do is to take the book off the market so that the he can no longer profit in any way. If you feel you must read it, please do as one of my friends did. Purchase a used copy so that Harold Hester cannot profit off the back of this honored and much loved dead soldier.

I laughed a lot, and cried a little here and there, but enjoyed it immensely and hated for it to end. Fascinating story for those of us who remember, who ever wondered about what really went on, and especially those of us who lost family there. He did not have a Guardian Angel who could stop as many bullets as Roger did. The Author did a magnificent job of letting us into his world. The love scenes were very well done, tender and touching. Thank you, Harold Hester

I really did enjoy reading this book. It was a good story a piece of history and it is definitely worth the buy. The Vets, especially the chopper pilots who read it will say, "Damn, I remember that stuff." Some will laugh, some won't but they will recognize the truth and enjoy the read at the same time.

Although the book is factual it is not dry. The author manages to keep, and share with us the sense of humor that I am sure brought a lot of folks through their year in 'Nam.

The Guardian Angels are a wonderful way of telling another part of the story. I for one have always believed in them and I figue they worked overtime in Vietnam and deserve their time in print also.

With all that is written about those years, Mr. Hester brings to life Roger's year with both fun and sorrow, the way it was.

The Glossary will be a big help to anyone not familiar with military jargon.

Buy the book, read it and learn while you enjoy a very nicely put together piece of history

Do you have a Guardian Angel?
This non-fiction novel has blood, sweat, sex, loving, living and dying... and some untold government secrets. Heaven's Luck is something we are all born with...given to us by God. Some refer to it as fate...predestination...or even the 'luck of the draw'. It most likely directed some lives and made them the individuals they are today. This is a factual accounting of life in a free-fire combat zone, how the players got there, who they are, and how decisions they made dictated the paths of themselves and others through life. Many Americans and Asians owe their very lives to these crews, and helicopters they flew. Heaven's Luck is a view of two wars, their political ramifications and the 'power people' that caused both. The story follows CW4 Roger Whitley and other Military veterans through the trials and tribulations before, during, and after the wars in Vietnam and Kuwait. It is also, for some, an accounting of the unbelievable... GUARDIAN ANGELS! Roger and his buddies 'felt' these Angels beside them, helping where technology, and reality, couldn't, as they flew assault helicopters in Vietnam, air ambulance missions in Kuwait and commercial jet aircraft later in life. Do you have a Guardian Angel? Probably! Do you BELIEVE in angels? That's for you to decide. Do YOU believe in 'Heaven's Luck'? Why don't you find out!

Also recommended: January's Heat

Do you have a Guardian Angel?
This non-fiction novel has blood, sweat, sex, loving, living and dying... and some untold government secrets. Heaven's Luck is something we are all born with...given to us by God. Some refer to it as fate...predestination...or even the 'luck of the draw'. It most likely directed some lives and made them the individuals they are today. This is a factual accounting of life in a free-fire combat zone, how the players got there, who they are, and how decisions they made dictated the paths of themselves and others through life. Many Americans and Asians owe their very lives to these crews, and helicopters they flew. Heaven's Luck is a view of two wars, their political ramifications and the 'power people' that caused both. The story follows CW4 Roger Whitley and other Military veterans through the trials and tribulations before, during, and after the wars in Vietnam and Kuwait. It is also, for some, an accounting of the unbelievable... GUARDIAN ANGELS! Roger and his buddies 'felt' these Angels beside them, helping where technology, and reality, couldn't, as they flew assault helicopters in Vietnam, air ambulance missions in Kuwait and commercial jet aircraft later in life. Do you have a Guardian Angel? Probably! Do you BELIEVE in angels? That's for you to decide. Do YOU believe in 'Heaven's Luck'? Why don't you find out!

Also recommended: January's Heat