Inside Marine One: Four U.S. Presidents, One Proud Marine, and the World S Most

Description: Inside Marine One: Four U.S. Presidents, One Proud Marine, and the World S Most Amazing Helicopter by Ray L'Heureux, Lee Kelley 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Col. Ray "Frenchy" LHeureux 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 wasnt 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, Frenchys 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. LHeureuxs 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. Its also a personal guided tour inside the worlds most famous helicopter by a man who knows that flying machine better than any other. Author Biography Col. Ray "Frenchy" LHeureux joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1980. In 1991, he joined HMX1 flying Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. In 2006, he became Commanding Officer flying Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He retired in 2011 and lives in Hawaii. Lee Kelley is a writer, former Army Captain and Iraq war veteran. He is the author of three books including A Life Well-Built and has written for The New York Times. He lives with his wife and three children in Utah. Review Quote "I was fascinated by this memoir written by Marine One pilot Col. Ray LHeureux. 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 Hickam, author of Rocket Boys Promotional "Headline" An inside look at Marine One by the man who flew the last four American Presidents. Details ISBN1250068436 Author Lee Kelley Short Title INSIDE MARINE 1 Publisher St. Martins Griffin Language English ISBN-10 1250068436 ISBN-13 9781250068439 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 2015 Pages 224 Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2015-07-27 Audience General/Trade Translated from English AU Release Date 2015-07-14 NZ Release Date 2015-07-14 US Release Date 2015-07-14 UK Release Date 2015-07-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117719928;

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