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Leo Thorsness: Vietnam: Valor in the Sky

Series Medal of Honor By Michael P. Spradlin
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Hardcover edition

Publisher Macmillan Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN

9781250157157

Leo Thorsness: Vietnam: Valor in the Sky

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Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness was a Wild Weasel pilot in the Vietnam War, targeting enemy missile sites. On a 1967 mission, when his wingmen ejected from their burning aircraft, Thorsness initiated attacks on enemy planes and other daring maneuvers in order to protect them. Two weeks later, he was shot down and would become a P.O.W. for the next six years.



This is the third nonfiction middle-grade book in the Medal of Honor series, which profiles the courage and accomplishments of recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest and most prestigious personal military decoration, awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary acts of valor.



Note on the Medal of Honor. List of US Air Force ranks. Map. Leo Thorsness Medal of Honor citation. Glossary. Source notes. Selected bibliography. Black-and-white photographs.
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High-Interest Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)

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