It is 1966, the war in Vietnam is escalating, and a young Air Force Academy graduate's assignment is to patrol unfriendly territory with six-man hunter-killer teams. As a Forward Air Controller, flying single engine spotter planes, Flanagan is the link between fighter-bomber pilots and ground forces. This autobiographical account recreates the period when Flanagan, assigned to Project Delta, was plunged into major operations in key combat areas. Spectacular airstrikes, team rescues, lost men, thwarted attempts to save comrades - all are recounted here with honesty. A factual combat history from the perspective of an American airman in Vietnam, this also takes a look at the warrior values of bravery, honesty, and integrity. Flanagan examines the influences that help build these values - educational institutions, the military training system (including the service academies), and religion - and reflects on the high cost of abandoning them.