Master Expressive Artist
Brian Wizard
The turn of the millennia artist’s published legacy is offered below.
“There are three important times in life.
First is conception. Without it, there is no it.
Second is the first heart beat. That is when the journey to death begins.
In between is the time available to create a legacy.
It’s the legacy that you leave behind.”
Legacy Gallery of eBooks.
The Wizard's Physical Art
Support this Project
AI+AI
Original BW Videos, stories, and more.
Ride along with a happy hitchhiker as he wanders the roads just for the fun of it.
Life Immaculate, the Trilogy, a Spiritual Satire.
Introducing Brian Wizard’s latest three novels within one cover, with four illustrated music videos from within the story:
Buried in the Dirt of Boot Hill
synopsis: A late 1800s gunfight in Boot Hill, Arizona.
What About Me?
Life Immaculate, the Trilogy.
The Seagull Song
synopsis: A song about life and death from a seagull’s point of view.
On the Prowl
REVIEWS
The Space Egg Trilogy
Another BW Trilogy is Space Egg, again with three novels under one cover. Pure BW sci-fi storytelling.
Yet another trilogy, all under one cover. This time in the Sci-Fi genre.
Ayre Light finds a piece of space debris that contains extraordinary powers: antigravity and perpetual motion. Of course, there is romance, adventure, aliens, and the magic of the Mobius Strip. You’ll visit the Caluron Empire and watch Ayre Light work his rebellious personality to free the subjects under the rule of totalitarianism.
The Viet Nam War.
The Will He Make It Saga is another trilogy. Permission to Kill, combat in action. Back in the World, Brian’s return to the USA. Permission to Live, tracking down those responsible for sending him to war and making them pay. The paperback edition is only sold as a three-book set.
Permission to Kill
Back in the Word
Permission to Live
If you don’t have an eReader, visit Calibre and download the FREE one to your computer. https://calibre-ebook.com/download.
Calibre will read the text aloud to you if you want.
“This documentary is the result of 40+ years of dealing with the combat stress of war. It’s a journey of fighting the residual effects when attrition beats down a survivor. Shot in 1968-’69 during Brian’s tour as a door gunner on the prestigious helicopter ‘Pollution IV’, this is the real deal.”
“This documentary is the result of 40+ years of dealing with the combat stress of war. It’s a journey of fighting the residual effects when attrition beats down a survivor. Shot in 1968-’69 during Brian’s tour as a door gunner on the prestigious helicopter ‘Pollution IV’, this is the real deal.”
The Story Behind the Award-Winning Film
This is BW’s award-winning documentary (NY Indie Film Festival ’09), which documents 40+ years of dealing with the combat stress of dying and living through war and after. It’s a war of fighting the residual effects of war when attrition beats down a survivor.
Brian Wizard and various crewmembers shot the combat footage during his combat tour in 1968-’69 as a door gunner on the prestigious combat assault helicopter Pollution IV. The film-loaded camera was the state-of-the-art home movie type: Super 8mm, where the frames were 8 mm square—tiny. Hence, the poor quality. There was no sound recording. The industry had yet to learn how to spell video or HD.
This doco has three parts, three music videos, and a killer soundtrack written and performed by BW and friends.
“An amazing depiction of a day in the life of an Assault Helicopter Company in Viet Nam. Composed of unique combat footage shot by the crew of Pollution IV in 1969. No Hollywood remake or military footage—just raw reality.”
“A healing return trip to Viet Nam 30 years after Brian’s return from war, showing the transition from soldier to peacemaker.”
“A showcase of Brian’s donation to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. Includes his combat flight helmet, platoon scarf, and the smoke generator now installed on the Huey ‘Smokey III’, keeping the story of smokeships alive forever.”
“The industry had yet to learn how to spell video or HD when this was shot. This film has been 40 years in the making. It is worth watching all 66 minutes, maybe more than once.”
Support this Project
At this time due to technical issues, we cannot offer the documentary for free, or otherwise. This will change. For now, enjoy the story via photos taken from the documentary. A non-book reader’s dream book with 169 true photos and under 5000 words of narration.
This photo book won the best military photo book award from the Military Writers Association.
Watch and listen to a preview of the three songs from the video.
What Fellow Veterans Are Saying
A review from a fellow airman: John Brennan, SP5 Flight Operations Coordinator with the 114 AHC, 1970-71, noted Viet Nam historian and author of the books “U.S. Army Helicopter Names in Viet Nam” and “U.S. Army Helicopter Nose Art in Viet Nam.”
Brian,
Bravo, my friend, and I mean that sincerely. Hands down that is the best documentary about the helicopter war by a veteran I have seen to date. The three major parts—1969, 1999, and the Smithsonian dedication—represent a true full-circle experience yet put on film.
Your film stands alongside “The Shadow of the Blade” as the two best video presentations about the Army helicopter experience for successfully reaching beyond the threshold of the undefined and reconfirming the elements that bind us together, those of the in-country Army helicopter fraternity.
Not only was your narration insightful, genuine, and perfectly in sync with the images, but it was also playful and honest. Your documentary ends a 40-year drought of unfulfilled explanations of what went on over there in Nam and fills a huge void to the benefit of viewers now and in the future.
Congrats, Brian. You’ve done a great service to the community of man. Because of your not forgetting, history has gained a whole new bunch of pages in the chronicle of that particular time, place, and human activity.
Now ain’t that just about as cool as two shoes when walking on hot pavement? Let’s not forget these moments:
Smoke Generator Found
Above, you see the combat flight helmet I wear in my award-winning documentary about the Vietnam War as I steal the enemy flag from their compound, flying by standing on the skid of my helicopter, Pollution IV
Pollution IV was the 118th Assault Helicopter Co.’s smokeship. The NASM has a Huey that has a history of being a smokeship, that is why Roger Connor contacted me, as my book and movie tell the story of a day in the life of a smokeship in combat. After I donated my helmet and scarf, I told Roger that until he had a smoke generator in the Huey on display, he just had another Huey. Of course, his question was, “Where do we find a vintage piece of equipment like that.” I told him, “Hold that thought. I’ll get back to you.”
Soon enough, I had the missing part, and Roger installed it, so now the Huey on display is complete.
The Will He Make It Saga depicts a soldier’s daily life during the Viet Nam war from a door gunner’s perspective. Based on the author’s experience as a permanent door gunner of the smokeship Pollution IV, and then onto civilian life and the wars the author found wage from his true enemy from the beginning.
Just when you think the actions depicted in the novel PTK might be more fictitious war stories than true, watch the video Viet Nam: “Then, Again, and Beyond.” It won the NY Indie Film Fest in 2005, a Las Vegas screening, and is comprised of actual war footage shot by Brian and the crew of Pollution IV.
Written and published by Brian Wizard, with the sound track and three music videos written, performed, and edited by Brian Wizard, with friends.
"BIG NEWS! - SMITHSONIAN 2026"
The Smithsonian will open its doors to the refurbished aviation display in a Museum in DC. BW's combat gear will become part of the display's centerpiece. How sweet is that? Very.
Yes, there will be an addendum video created when BW will make a second dedication of his combat gear at the new location. Time of dedication to be announced. The museum’s door was planned to be opened July First, but the Gov. Shutdown(s) may delay this.
Check back here to see IF BW’s new dedication has been posted, or send email to request an update to the release.
Read these two short excerpts of what is in the story PTK.
iWhen you think the actions depicted in the novel PTK might be more fictitious war stories than true, watch the video Viet Nam: “Then, Again, and Beyond.” Once it is available again, it is a must-see doco. The video also covers BW's return to Viet Nam in 1991, and the dedication of his combat gear's donation to the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va. It won the NY Indie Film Fest in 2005 at the Las Vegas screening and comprises actual war footage shot by Brian and the crew of Pollution IV.
Brian Wizard wrote, performed, and edited the soundtrack and three music videos with friends.
Meanwhile, read the photo book Smokeships Always Leading the Way or Permission to Kill for the full account of Brian’s combat tour in sunny Southeast Asia as it is composed of frames from the action documentary.
Living on the edge is truly living, second by second, second to none.
