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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…
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…
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Interviews
Brian discusses his work fighting 419 scams in a multi-part video interview, exploring the many forms these schemes can take and the people affected by them.
On 5-15-2012 Brian discussed combat stress and the challenges faced by those who have experienced military conflict with Tami Urbanek with EmpowermentThroughHealing.org. This audio interview explores the emotional and psychological effects that can remain long after combat has ended.
Listen to Brian Wizard’s POW/MIA radio interview, featuring reflections on the Vietnam War and the enduring importance of remembering prisoners of war and those still missing in action.
Reviews
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What A Fellow Veteran Has Said
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?