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Cold a Long Time. An Alpine Mystery Author: John Leake The True Crime genre—not one I typically grab. But when Texas author John Leake recommended his book, Cold a Long Time, I decided to try something new. Having already enjoyed John’s prose in articles, it was fun to pick up something different. John poses thought provoking questions, isn’t afraid to ask unusual questions and writes…

30 plus years after Vietnam, Captain Ford wrote about his life during Vietnam as a Huey helicopter pilot with the U.S. Army. In 1967 Bob Ford joined the Army in Vietnam. He quickly earned his wings and flew missions in a Huey helicopter. 4,914 helicopter pilots and crew never returned home. Captain Ford was one who lived to tell his story. He takes the reader…