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There were 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 non-pilot crewmembers killed in the Vietnam War from all services including Air America.

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The Black Horse

I rode the black horse
Into the sun
And his hoof beats were music
And it was fun

Duty, honor, and country
Rang in my ears
And I carried that banner
Throughout the years

So exciting to be
On life’s narrow ledge
To be totally alive
And on the very edge

But the art of war
In any rational mind
Is the insanity, the madness
Of all mankind

To friend and foe
It was sometimes the same
It was the ultimate high
Of the ultimate game

I have no hope
That war will cease
But for you I wish fervently
Only for peace

I sometimes now listen
To the mockingbird's song
And ponder the blurred edges
Of right and wrong

But I rode the black horse
Into the sun
And his hoof beats were music
And it was fun

By the late LTC. Archie Rider, former C.O. 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment. Courtesy of the Rider Family - Copyright protected

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