January 6, 1968, deep in the mountains of South Vietnam. After reports of battlefield casualties, Dustoff pilot Major Patrick Henry Brady was dispatched to evacuate them from the field. Thick fog covered the terrain. Other aircraft had tried seven rescue attempts. Each had failed. Now, Major Brady got the call. Navigating his way beneath the fog, Brady followed a narrow road and valley stream directly to the wounded soldiers’ position. As the soldiers were loaded into the Huey, he heard chatter