Soviet Pilot HSU in Afghanistan

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Col. Valery Brukov arrived in Afghanistan just 30 days after your father died whem was shot down while flying your Mi-8 Helicopter in a insertion troops mission. After flying several mission like a Mi-24 Hind Pilot, he was tranfered to the ground forces, acting like FAC (Foward Air Controler) directing air suport fire to a Spetznas Platoon. In your last mission, his platoon climbed one hill and found a camo bunker with heavy machine guns, after searching in the area he steped in a land mine and lost both legs. This unfortunately
whas your ticket to home, but at least he recived de Gold Star and became an HSU ! After come back to russia, he stayed in the air force and helped to develop new FAC techinics, and planed several missions of atack in Chechnya, becoming Comander of a Frontal Aviation Squadron.
This intersting history was told in 2 documentaries of Discovery Chanel, intituled “Mi-24 Hind in Afghanistan” and “Su-25 frogfoot in Chechnya”, and the Colonel give an intersting interview , given your testmonial about the conflict. Many others intersting images show proud and happy condecorated soviet soldiers boarding in the Il-76 of Aeroflot !
In another scene an General can be seen visit the monument for the Unknow Soldier in Moscow and dressing all your medals !
I will post some pictures but the quality is not good, because was taken from a VCD movie.