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Texas Aggies in Vietnam - War Stories (Hardcover)
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Texas Aggies in Vietnam - War Stories (Hardcover)
Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M Uiversity Military History Series
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From its inception, graduates of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas, now Texas A&M University, have marched off to
fight in every conflict in which the United States has been
involved. Th e Vietnam War was no different. Th e Corps of Cadets
produced more officers for the conflict in Southeast Asia than any
institution other than the US service academies. Michael Lee
Lanning, Texas A&M University class of 1968, has now gathered
over three dozen recollections from those who served. As Lanning
points out, "anytime Aggie Vietnam veterans get together-whether it
is two or two hundred of them-war stories begin." Th e tales they
relate about the paddies, the jungles, the highlands, the
waterways, and the airways provide these veterans with an even
greater understanding of the war they survived. They also allow
glimpses into the frequent dangers of fi refights, the camaraderie
of patrol, and oft en humorous responses to inexplicable
situations. These revelations provide insight not only into the
realities of war but also speak to the character of the graduates
of Texas A&M University. As Lanning concludes, "these war
stories are as much a part of service as is that old green duffle
bag, a few rows of colorful ribbons, and a pride that does not
diminish. In reality, there is only one story about the Vietnam
War. We all just tell it differently."
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