For technical review: Doug Aitken, Jim Gabel, Claude Newland, Jim Reese, Dick Roberds; historical research: Jim Gabel, Jim Reese; photo compilation: Doug Aitken; maps: Bill Nelson.
The assistance of Mark Gatlin, the aviation, space, and military history editor of Smithsonian Institution Press, must be acknowledged. His patience, guidance, and advice were invaluable.
This is the story of the Rustics—by the Rustics. These Rustics and their Cambodian friends contributed pictures, written stories, and taped interviews. They responded to questions with e-mails, letters, or phone calls. Without their contributions there would be no story. The are: Tom Adams, Doug Aitken, Bob Andrews, Walt Arellano, Gil Bellefeuille, Mark Berent, Don Brooks, George Brower, Bill Carruthers, Bob Clifford, Don Corrie, Lou Currier, Si Dahle, Ron Dandeneau, Dave Dekoker, Roger Dodd, Don Dorr, Larry Driskill, Jerry Dufresne, Bill Ernst, Walt Friedhofen, Phil Frischmuth, Jim Gabel, Joe Garand, Mick Gibbar, Les Gibson, Don Hagle, Roger Hamann, Bob Harris, Ned Helm, Jim Hetherington, Randy Hetherington, Steve Hopkins, Dave Hull, Hank Keese, Larry Landtroop, George Larson, Bill Lemke, Jim Lester, Nick Lewis, Jerry McClellan, Don Mercer, Marcel Morneau, Clint Murphy, Claude Newland, Jim Nuber, Kohn Om, Lieou Phin Oum, Bill Powers, Jim Reese, Dick Roberds, Jon Safley, Rick Scaling, Don Shinafelt, Jim Siebold, Ray Stratton, Robert (Doc) Thomas, Jim Twaddell, Joe Vaillancourt, Dave Van Dyke, Ron Van Kirk, Bob Virtue, Otto Walinski, Mike Wilson, and Tom Yarborough.