Air America Pilot Neil Hansen: covert ops in Laos to running drugs for Colombian cartels, Ep. 51

From flying for Jimmy Hoffa to CIA covert ops in Laos, to running drugs for the Colombian cartels. In the 1960's Neil Hansen flew for the CIA's secret airline, Air America in South East Asia. Neil was shot down, escaped several countries by the skin of his teeth, and had the adventure of his life.
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[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

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[@billdegenhardt5806]

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[@bearowen5480]

I've watched the entire interview of this fascinating guy twice. I bought the book and it is definitely a page turner. Despite the many injections of macabre humor, Neil is clearly dealing with profound pain concerning the comrades he lost in Southeast Asia and the abject miserable poverty of the Laotion, Vietnamese, Hmong, Cambodian, and Thai people he encountered during his time flying for Air America. In his book, Neil only briefly mentions Nam Phong, Thailand, about 60 miles south of Udorn. In 1972, I was a Marine A-6 Intruder pilot flying out of that bare bones jungle air base. During spring and summer of 1972, I flew missions out of Nam Phong ("MCAS Rosegarden") into Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during some of the hottest air action of the war, Operation Linebacker. Occasionally we were granted liberty in Udorn which was a vibrant bustling city surrounding the Air Force Base. We usually stayed at the Charoen Hotel, the nicest accomodations available, right in the middle of the city. The hotel was purportedly owned by Air America pilots, and was an air conditioned oasis in the midst of Udorn's urban squalor, complete with open stinking sewage canals. Neil's motivations for flying in the war there were starkly different from ours. Most of my fellow flight crewmembers had joined the Marine Corps out of an idealistic sense of patriotism and duty, to defeat Communism in Southeast Asia. Like Neil, we soon learned the ugly truth about the war. The national defense establishment in Washington, DC under the incompetent Johnson Administration had bungled the war for a decade, and the Nixon-Kissinger Administration was left holding the bag, cynically squandering the lives of American airmen and ground advisors in a desperate effort to end the war on the best terms possible under the circumstances thrust upon them by Johnson, Rostow, and the despicable McNamara. In the end, after the debacle of Watergate, we ended up sacrificing the lives of millions of Cambodians, Laoations, and South Vietnamese, not to mention 60,000 brave Americans, to the evil clutches of the Communists. Neil, although we came to the war from different mindsets, I feel your pain.

[@corywatterson7560]

I dated a Hmong girl that's father worked for the CIA and she escaped to Thailand with her family and eventually made it to San Diego. What a shit show they went through.

[@wes11bravo]

Cory - a good friend of mine in grade school (Nghia) escaped with his family from Nha Trang to Saigon and on a ship from there. His parents owned a small shop so they did pretty well. He described his mom hiding gold bars in his Chuck Taylors to smuggle out and he remembered seeing aircraft strafing the ship they were on! The whole family applied for and received asylum in the US and Nghia and his brother and sisters all became doctors - the American dream.

[@scottbourret1190]

My great uncle flew for one of the companies and was based out of Thailand. He'd come visit my dad at Bein Hoa from time to time. I never got to know him, but my dad said he was a very interesting guy and always had fun hanging out with him. He tried to recruit my dad in after he separated from the service, but my dad didn't want to travel after his tours.

[@yoryay2239]

Although it’s sad to hear about the reality of corruption intertwined in American society, I appreciate this man’s willingness to speak about the corruption. I learned a lot.

[@ronr.53400]

amazing, he did not get any prison time i guess, more amazing 🤔

[@bearowen5480]

​@@ronr.53400 au contracted, Ron, you obviously didn't listen to the entire interview. Neil got busted for drug running and spent four years in a Federal prison.

[@wolfumz]

Kind of surprised the opium trade was barely acknowledged in this conversation. The reason Niel and Air America was air dropping rice was because all the arable land had been converted to cultivating opium poppy. Hmong subsistence farmers had been recruited into fighting America's wars, and they were 100% funded by opium. As the demands the fight expanded, opium cultivating expanded. Most people believe the opium trade in Loas/Burma could not have existed without the US government. They provided essential logistics- Growing so much opium that you don't have enough rice to feed yourself anymore? That's okay, we'll air drop rice. Cant afford modern war materiel and pay soldier's salaries? Don't worry, we'll smuggle the opium from the hinterlands of Burma and Laos (who were basically using stone age technology, had a feudal chieftain political system) to Thailand, where our political connections ensure the opium is purchased smoothly for cash. From Thailand, the opium entered the global market, often moving to Hong Kong to be refined into heroin.

[@piratewraith]

I also was surprised he didn't mention it. But he did "EVERYTHING" WINK WINK. I did remember that heroin was also transported. This pilot must have known Barry seal which would of been later after the war if I'm not mistaken

[@wolfumz]

​@@piratewraith This is one of the things that fascinates me about this channel in general. It's so weird to me how Jack and Dave (like any of us) let this stuff sail by. Dave calls it a myth at 40:00 , that Air America was involved in drug transport. This is a silly hair to split. It's not a myth that the CIA was _involved_ with the drug trade. Maybe the CIA themselves were not literally trafficking every brick, but they didn't need to: the Thai military could traffic it for them, the ARVN could traffic it for them. It could not have happened without the CIA organizing it. The money generated by the drugs played two mission critical roles: It paid for Hmong/Nationalist Chinese Diaspora to keeping fighting the communists, and became a hugely important bargaining chip for the CIA to control local governments in SE Asia, and cement loyalties. As I stated above, by the end of the war, virtually _all_ arable land in traditional Hmong territory, running all the way up to the Chinese border, had been converted to opium cultivation. That wasn't a freely made choice the Hmong made just because they loved cultivation, or even because they wanted the money. They did it because they were fighting communists, and someone had to pay. They did this at the direction of the CIA. If the CIA did not airdrop rice, as Hansen describes doing, they would have starved to death (this was a subsistence farming economy, so undeveloped and rural that they barely even had dirt roads in and out of their region). So, yes, the CIA did not need to, nor did they, sell drugs to make money for themselves. They had all the funding they needed. But they helped to orchestrate the drug trade, and used it to to accomplish their mission. They connected different people, provided financing, provided logistics like air freight. This is not a myth. We know that opium was used- as it's used today by the Taliban- to pay for soldier's salaries and war materiel. Opium is perfect for this, because it's a cash-only good, and the profit margins are mind blowing if you control multiple stages of production and distribution (some substances are marked up 30,000% between growing it, to the end-user in America or Europe). Opium pays for war.

[@briandodds4304]

As far as I knew when I was there it was converted to heroin in the 555 cigarette factory in Vientiene the shipped down the Mekong to Vietnam for the soldiers then on to Hong Kong for international distribution.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

This was beyond fascinating, love the "old school" stories from the shadows. Gotta pick his book up now hah. Cheers guys.

[@badhandtwelve6927]

I've been thinking about this video. It has been my favorite for different reasons. Keep up the good work!

[@BirdDawg1]

Need this book! Great interview guys, thank you.

[@Jefferson66019]

The book is wild. Love Mango just amazing!

[@donpizzo8963]

Good interview Jack & David for letting Neil tell his story, thanks.

[@deanschaal8054]

I flew out of 92c near Green Bay.. Eugene H and his brother were well known so were coloring books and crayons. Fun life... Fantastic interview

[@deanschaal8054]

Guy in front seat (me) to guy in back.... How am I doing? Silence... How and I doing? More silence.. Hey how and I doing? Guy in back. Shut up I am coloring stocking on Barbie.,.. Guy in front.. Put the liner up the back of her legs I like that

[@scottharding4336]

I want to go drink in this guys bar and just listen to him for days.

[@airmackeeee6792]

Mate, just head to Osh Kosh, WI.

[@bcaraway4934]

As a fellow Vet I've been binge watching your videos. I'm addicted. Keep up the great work boys

[@OldNFO]

Great interview, and the book is excellent!

[@emilianozapata8948]

Don't look at the cargo seems to be the ongoing theme here huh

[@patboland1650]

you guys have the most fascinating content on the internet

[@Home-cy2ww]

I knew two vets of that era & theater .One a Ranger ,the other a SEAL .and BOTH couldn't stand spooks.

[@wes11bravo]

My grandfather, 2LT Kenneth Harris, flew The Hump '44-'46 (C-46s/C-47s/B-25s) at the age of 22! He was invited by General Chennault to fly for his new airline after the war. One of his buddies (my dad's godfather) "Haig" Hageman, stayed in the Air Force and eventually became an AC-47 pilot in Vietnam.

[@rynoopperman5010]

Watch the entire interview and found it very interesting Was hoping you would discuss the movie Air America 1990 with him Its clear his life was an inspiration and ended in the movie a couple times… camera, plane crash, crayons…

[@mbroussardnthaboot]

Very fascinating. Great one fellas

[@wayneclyde7457]

Worked for RA Downey for ten years. He also piloted Air America.

[@justnumber427]

Great interview! Just ordered the book.

[@wyaskme2515]

Great story and history lesson. I bought the memoir and was unable to put it down.

[@egres234]

Fascinating Hero right here. Love these guests guys!

[@NavyDocHM3]

All I can can come up with is “Wow!” - three years late. I watched this all the way through with two cups of coffee as my mates. Great story!! Thanks. -Doc Lykins

[@drew8570]

Man... This is GREAT! I could listen to this for days

[@inthewoods5640]

Thank you for your “service” ! What a weird wild ride.

[@Bill-xx2yh]

My uncle worked for and help set up, Air AMERICA.. Ingles. Any info anyone. He has passed years ago now, miss that sob, didn’t know him well enough. He was always out of country.

[@lancesay]

@1:31:25 @neilhansen, thank you; you and your crew could have fly us out from long tieng (ls-20a) during spring of 1971 from ls-20a to lima-08.

[@urnotgodabehito5941]

"Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Surgically."

[@tomesjt05]

Embers of War (Pulitzer winner) has a long chapter on Diem Bien Phu and the first American KIA , a CAT pilot. Solid grounding on how America slowly got involved in Indochina.

[@jonness8927]

Ho Chi Minh was an Allie (OSS) of the USA during WWII. But because of the French insisting that Vietnam return to French control of the Country after the war, and then the American Government "appeasing" the French, Ho Chi Minh had NO other option but to seek China's help and then latter the USSR to unify his Country. If it wasn't for the French the USA might have never been involved in the Vietnam war. And Vietnam might not be communist today?

[@dukecraig2402]

​@@jonness8927 Nonsense, Ho Chi Mihn was a first class liar, thinking that he would have kept his word to the US is the same thinking that led the US to believe that the French would keep their word and give up their colony in Indochina after WW2 was over, or thinking that the Afghans would keep their word, or the Iraqi's would keep their word, or the....you get it, they all have lied to get what they want out of America. Ho Chi Mihn was a man who imprisoned his own people for political reasons without due process and so many other things like that and it wasn't because his country had a communist form of government, it was because he was the way he was, he'd have run that country the way he did no matter if the French took back over after WW2 or not, he was a typical despot, maniacal, just like all the other Sadaam Hussain's and Momar Kadafi's that were once Americans friends and after they got what they wanted did what they did, South Vietnam was Americans ally with the same kind of government you say Ho Chi Mihn would have had and you see what he did to it first chance he got, he only wanted to be buddy buddy with the US because it was on top of the world at that point and had more money than everyone else. Yea, right, if it wasn't for the French getting their colony back Vietnam would have been just like a little America, free people and elections with beach resorts and amusement parks, sure thing.

[@bearowen5480]

It's an enormous stretch to say that if the US hadn't supported the French operation to restore Indochina as a colony after WWII, it wouldn't be Communist today. Yet that is the mythology the historical revisionists continue to propose. Ho Chi Minh was a dedicated Marxist-Leninist all his adult life. Through violent revolution and repression he tragically superimposed Vietnamese nationalism on Marxist Communism. The American goal to preserve a fledgling anticommunist regime in South Vietnam was a laudable one. The bungling of the war by Johnson, McNamara, Rusk, Rostow, and Westmoreland led to the sad outcome we see in Vietnam now. If Nixon had contested the voting irregularities in Mayor Daley's Cook County during the 1960 election, I believe the Republic of Vietnam might be another thriving example of democracy and market economics like South Korea is today, and millions of slaughtered innocent Southeast Asians might still be alive and finally prospering. It is difficult if not impossible to comprehend the manifest evils of Communism's implementation throughout the 20th Century and stretching into our contemporary world. As Churchill famously stated, democracy is the worst form of government unless one considers the alternative.

[@surfside-hj2ue]

I remember seeing a helicopter landing at one of the firebases I was on in Nam with the name of Air America on it. One of the guys told me it was for the CIA. It was silver in color which was unusual because the Huey's were green. That was a long time ago.

[@ronr.53400]

the dope ? special guests 🤔

[@Pete-tq6in]

A great interview with a fascinating and charismatic character. I wish I could have been born in the time and place he was and have taken my chances living a life of such unbridled adventure and contrast. Alas, despite loving flying and aeroplanes more than anything else, I was born in a time and place that was full of stifling regulation and no opportunity for a poor kid to wander to the local airfield and trade flight training for hangar rat work. I bought Neil’s book before I was halfway through this video and can’t wait to read it. ‘Air America’ was one of my favourite movies when I was growing up and I’m beyond ecstatic to have found the real ‘Gene Ryack’, fact, in this case, seems far more interesting than fiction.

[@Pete-tq6in]

I’ve just finished reading Captain Hansen’s book, ‘Flight’, and would highly recommend it to anyone with any interest in flying, history, the secret war in South East Asia, philosophy, adventure, in fact, anyone who loves a good story well told. It should go down as one of the great flying books of all time and it’s one that I’ll read more than once. At times it has the prosaic feel of such classics as Gann’s ‘Fate is the Hunter’ while maintaining humour and at times encompassing the painful but inevitable tragedies of men living on the ragged edge in a war zone. Captain Hansen is an excellent writer, his book is very difficult to put down, which is why I’m writing this at almost three o’ clock in the morning and I have to start work in four hours. It’s an incredibly honest account of a life full of adventure and misadventure by an author who is insightful but at the same time completely open and unflinching from his humanity and the inevitable flaws that he and all humans encompass. His descriptions of the colourful characters he met and served alongside bring them bursting to life from the pages. The interview here is excellent but the book goes into so much more detail and really transports the reader into the cockpit of a C-123, roaring over the steaming, sweltering jungles of Laos while AK-47 rounds, and at times larger ordinance, streak past the wingtips. I’m so glad I was inspired to buy a copy of ‘Flight’ by this interview, while I’ll never live a life of such kaleidoscopic variety, I feel that for the hours I’ve spent reading Captain Hansen’s book, I’ve been able to vicariously experience just a little of what it must have been like to live in that time and place and I feel all the richer for it.

[@yeeerrrrrrr]

Wild, thanks for this

[@williambell2188]

Was a crew chief on a HC at ft Bragg1969, went to the factory school in Pittsburgh Ks.Almost met some of you folks, ie TDY.

[@nickolasmallcott7095]

I enjoyed the story of Neil and his Air America experience, besides the Aviation side of flying junk airplanes his knowledge of Buddism and other subjects most interesting for the attitude of humans to survive on this planet. His stories are authentic.... as I live and have lived a similar but more modest similar existence parrelel to his life style in the same period. Time spent flying junk in Biafra, Venezuela, Indonesia, etc and able to keep ones health together has been the blessing. Writing and Illustrating a 400 page story I keep to myself as not published....a few copies offered to friends, if they are interested. Am interested in a copy of Neils book signed if possible - mailed dirrct payable USD by Western Union Cash. Enjoy your videos with intetesting people....since today very few one come across. Take care as we say in Asia.

[@DaelanInderlied]

My grandpa told me stories about his time flying for air America. He was a smart badass mf

[@joebranham6415]

Hello Mr. Hansen, everyone, does anyone remember a pilot named Jim Branham? He was my father who was with Air America for many years. If you recall being with him with Air America, I'd very much like to have an opportunity to talk to you.

[@murrayhelmer8941]

I worked with lots of pilots who you’d never imagine could be pilots. And most shouldn’t have been!! 😂😂

[@065Tim]

Good to see David in the lead.

[@whoisabishag3433]

02:56 ... Bought First Airplane 1953 Cessna 140 I was 16/17 years old for: $1300

[@whoisabishag3433]

04:40 Flying Jimmy Hoffa

[@whoisabishag3433]

05:20 Ad For Pilots in South East Asia

[@bearowen5480]

Great airplane with which to start an amazing flying career!

[@budgibson185]

I will be interviewing Neil today ! Lol I love being able to watch you guys , y’all have helped me in so many ways 🇺🇸🫡

[@ralphreed8977]

Speaking of colouring books, why did "Forest" become "Hunter" Green?

[@Rebel-Rouser]

I was hoping to hear him talk about Barry Seal during this interview.

[@nadiaglasner6523]

I wonder if he knew my father John Edward Glasner who flew for air America between 1965 and 1967? Anyway, God Bless all the pilots who served and serve our country.

[@timbonest]

Crazy stuff fellas

[@gogettalorri]

Thanks

[@ronmears5621]

any guest from Alford Technologies, especially Sidney Alford if he is available.

[@drillsergeant5338]

It's all in my book, "The Secret War in Laos and General Vang Pao 1958-1975". Available everywhere.

[@marcusdenning3726]

Im confused. The story Neil Hansen gave about the guy coming back into the cockpit to retrieve his camera prior to bailing out in his parachute is in the movie, Air America based on the book by Christopher Robbins. So did Neil contribute to the movie or is this an uncanny coincidence?

[@charlesperry8241]

Neil was flying for Air America and Robbins book as about AA. Mel Gibson's character was based on Neil and some of his experiences.

[@jimwilson4330]

The next step up would be an interview with Les Strouse or my ole boss Chuck Chambers

[@jaybee2013]

Only thing I knew about AirAmerica was that RDJr movie and some negative press about the US intervening where they shouldn’t with SE Asia. Press/Hollywood is no good to me. Much rather hear about it from the horse’s mouth. Thanks for interviewing and thnx for sharing guys-good stuff. Don’t let it get lost to history.

[@hpd1556]

This sounds a lot like the movie "Air America"!?!? The old Japanese airstrip & coloring books with crayons. A lot of similarities!

[@FEdeRioBravo]

WOW ‼ my father was part of that group.

[@phoenixknight8837]

Where can I get myself one of those Air America polo shirts?

[@ciaranmcginn2234]

the Uzi, Japanese landing strip story and the crayons and colouring book story are all in the film Air America.

[@ALSNewsNow]

Weird is the baddest MF ever. Could listen to this guy all day. Book bought...

[@malcolmwichmann8359]

Can't wait to read your book Captain. Let's spare a thought for the Ukrainians in March 2022. Capt. Mal

[@jamesheath9385]

Yea. When they left they parked a whole bunch of them at the end of the runway at Utapao.TH.

[@ronr.53400]

damnnn 🤔

[@bearowen5480]

When they became drug runners, they did the same in both North and South America. There's a long forgotten but intriguing story about air traffic controllers reporting for duty in the tower cab of the Pueblo, Colorado Airport. (Pueblo ATC was a daylight only operation back then). They were startled to see a DC-7 parked at the end of the runway with all four engines peacefully idling. They tried to raise the crew on the radio to no avail. Airport security drove out to the airplane and discovered that there was no crew aboard or anywhere in the vicinity. The aircraft had clearly been abandoned. A subsequent inspection of the empty cargo hold turned up minute traces of Marijuana. The crew had apparently been in such a rush to disappear, they hadn't even bothered to shut down the huge R-3350 engines after their one way trip to a big paycheck!

[@eugenio1542]

Wow man 😮. I'm a 65 yr South African war resistor. This is like a Wilber Smith novel.. ☝️❤️✌️🌍🙏

[@Franklin-pc3xd]

I thought CAT = Civil Air Transport was the actual entity that employed pilots, owned aircraft and contracted with applicable agencies and governments.

[@daviswall3319]

Very very interesting

[@TheLaff2]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:16 🛫 *Neil Hansen, a former Air America pilot, discusses his background and fascination with aviation since childhood.* 05:39 🤝 *Air America was a covert airline connected to the CIA, founded in the 1950s, and involved in various operations in Southeast Asia.* 13:47 😌 *"Face" in Asian cultures refers to showing respect and maintaining propriety to avoid losing respect among peers.* 18:09 ✈️ *Neil Hansen talks about flying routes between Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, Bangkok, Saigon, and Southeast Asia, including covert operations.* 22:05 🇨🇳 *The history of Air America traces back to the Flying Tigers, Chinese requests for assistance during World War II, and General Chennault's involvement in China's aviation.* 26:40 🌍 *Neil Hansen discusses his experiences as an Air America pilot in Laos and Vietnam during the war.* 28:13 🚁 *Neil Hansen talks about the intense checkouts and training methods he used to ensure the competence of Air America pilots.* 34:58 💰 *Neil Hansen dispels the myth of Air America's involvement in drug trafficking, stating that it was not their trade.* 47:21 ✈️ *Neil Hansen mentions some of the colorful characters he worked with during his time as an Air America pilot in Saigon and Laos.* 51:01 🇱🇦 *Neil Hansen describes how flying in Laos was more dangerous than in Vietnam but mentions that living conditions were better in Laos for Air America pilots.* 53:26 📚 *Neil Hansen describes a humorous incident where a bounced check took two months to return from a French bank to the United States, upsetting the recipient.* 54:12 🇱🇦 *Neil Hansen shares that Laos was a pleasant playground for him during covert ops, with a flexible schedule and excellent local food, though it has changed significantly since then.* 55:09 🤣 *Hansen mentions "catoys," hermaphrodites, and how they could be shocking to some people, sharing an amusing anecdote about a Marine major who fell in love with one.* 59:18 🛩️ *Neil Hansen praises the load masters' challenging job in the back of aircraft, handling heavy pallets during turbulence and the risk of enemy gunfire.* 01:02:27 🔒 *Hansen emphasizes the importance of wearing parachutes, even if uncomfortable, to ensure readiness for emergencies during flight.* 01:18:27 🛩️ *Neil Hansen recalls chaotic evacuations in Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War, where people stormed airplanes in fear of falling under North Vietnamese rule.* 01:32:11 💔 *Evacuations were challenging and heartbreaking, with people walking into tail rotors and propellers in the chaos.* 01:34:33 🌐 *Neil Hansen highlights the loyalty of the Hmong people and their ability to assimilate into American society despite facing challenges.* 01:38:48 🔥 *Neil Hansen shares his experiences flying in Cambodia during a tumultuous period, including encounters with hostile forces and evacuations.* 01:42:37 🚁 *Neil Hansen's decision to leave Cambodia before the situation worsened and the tense atmosphere in the country during his departure.* 01:43:31 🌏 *Neil Hansen escaped Cambodia due to concerns about the impending Holocaust, and he had no passport.* 01:45:59 💼 *Neil Hansen described an audacious escape from Cambodia to Bangkok, involving a Cambodian stewardess and steward, falsified documents, and an old Air America ID card.* 01:51:08 ✈️ *Neil Hansen eventually left Alaska after saving up $500 to buy a Ford Falcon and headed to Port Charlotte, Florida, to work for Guyana Airways.* 01:57:30 💰 *Neil Hansen entered the world of drug smuggling in South Carolina, motivated by the allure of money.* 02:02:06 🚔 *Neil Hansen adopted a new identity after discovering a warrant for his arrest, which allowed him to evade authorities for a few years.* 02:09:58 📜 *Neil Hansen discusses the need for a memorial or recognition for Air America pilots who served covertly.* 02:10:39 ✍️ *Neil talks about his book's origin, including how a former Chicago Tribune journalist encouraged him to write it.* 02:13:09 🌐 *The interview highlights that Neil's book provides a personal account of the people, politics, and experiences during his time as an Air America pilot.* 02:16:04 🏢 *Neil spent four years in federal prison, where he learned legal skills and encountered interesting personalities.* 02:18:10 🕵️ *Neil received a certificate of commemoration from the CIA but was not invited to Langley, acknowledging the reluctance to admit involvement in certain activities.* Made with HARPA AI

[@whoisabishag3433]

07:40 Passport in 4 Days ( Expedited by AA )

[@vanphongsavan3119]

😍, Thank you Neil Hansen for sharing in the past...

[@linksterz4208]

Who what a exciting life. I could live in this guys basement and listen to his life stories

[@whoisabishag3433]

06:00 Mister H.H. Dawson For Air America

[@scottdowding7433]

Captain Charlie Weitz - Air America .

[@egres234]

Did you eat the Crayons after coloring?

[@alletaedging2598]

Did you know Tom Byrum? He was my father

[@alletaedging2598]

Did you know Tom Byrum?

[@luminawarren8132]

All true, everything the govt says about Nam not being a drug war is all trash. We are not stupid we know all about it.

[@whoisabishag3433]

08:40 Where You Going To Work?

[@ericphantri96734]

Is Facebook dangerous to personel sometimes

[@tonysigsby870]

Old black cat says watch your six 73

[@MobstersInc]

New subscriber 🍿

[@emilianozapata8948]

Black flights huh???🤔

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

"Jack Murphy"...what an unfortunate name.

[@timwendling5766]

You would do well if you would be quite, more and allow your guest to tell his story without interrupting, sometimes asking him what he already said. Know your technical equipment to use it professionally.

[@waynejurkovich6914]

Iknowaguywho

[@yeeerrrrrrr]

Huh?

[@russelneilv1361]

Flying opium is nothing to be proud of..

[@bearowen5480]

I don't think Neil is proud of it. He's just telling his story honestly the way it happened....let the chips fall where they may.

[@jakeleo8452]

Dave, Please stop nodding Very distracting

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

Stop commenting it’s annoying

[@craigcrawford6749]

Mobuto died of cancer as an old man. Sometimes these old guys, as fascinating as their stories are, are just repeating stories that have been repeated a million times, often not even their own. My father was a British veteran of a couple wars in se Asia, and one thing he never did was brag or laugh when telling stories. This guy seems genuine but a lot of his stories are clearly stretchers. Or, they're just the same old Asian experience story repeated ad nausem. Not taking anything away, he's an incredible person and has had an incredible life, but hyperbole isn't needed

[@065Tim]

Humble men don't write books about their life.

[@teedee5978]

Aviators are different. The wit flows fast in the plane even on combat missions. Some of the best jokes I've ever heard were told over Afghanistan.