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A Story for All Americans - Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans (Paperback, New Ed)
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A Story for All Americans - Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans (Paperback, New Ed)
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A Story for All Americans: Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans (formerly
titled, Touched by the Dragon) details wartime accounts of average
servicemen and women - some heroic, some frightening, some amusing,
some nearly unbelievable. The work is ahistorical compendium of
fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme
format. What makes this book truly unique, however, is its absence
of literary pretentiousness. Relating oral accounts, the veterans
speak in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact way. As seen through the
eyes of the veterans, the stories include first-person experiences
of infantry soldiers, a flight officer, a medic, a nurse, a combat
engineer, an intelligence soldier, and various support personnel.
Personalities emerge gradually as the veterans discuss their
pre-war days, their training and preparation for Vietnam, and their
actual in-country experiences. The stories speak of fear and
survival: the paranoia of not knowing who or where the enemy was;
the bullets, rockets, and mortars that could mangle a body or snuff
out a life in an instant; and going home with a CMH - not the
Congressional Medal of Honor, but a Casket with Metal Handles. The
veterans also speak of friendships and simple acts of kindness. But
more importantly, they speak of healing - both physical and mental.
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