An enlisted soldier's back seat memories from Vietnam as crew chief
aboard a Huey gunship.
The author writes about his service time as a crew chief/door
gunner on Huey helicopters with the Aerial Rocket Artillery.
Telling of some narrow escapes he and his fellow unit soldiers
faced as well as some things that happened that you will make you
laugh.
The author served 1 1/2 tours in Vietnam and serving in I, II and
III Corps. His tour took him to places like the DMZ and into the A
Shau Valley.
For those that served in Vietnam, you may feel you are right there
as you read the book. For those who did not go there, this book may
help you to understand why so many returned from Vietnam and other
wars with PTSD.
The author touches on some of what happened. However, he tried to
stay away from things that could to upsetting. He has firsthand
knowledge of how hard it can be to read about war and Vietnam.
After Vietnam, the author learned to deal with his PTSD by writing.
He was inspired to write a newspaper column for the unit in the
Fist Calvary Division newspaper, which inspired him to start a
veterans association for those who served in the ARA. Finding ARA
Alumni, organizing reunions, collecting Aerial Rocket Artillery
history and running his web site for the ARA are among his
passions.
The author hopes that "Empty Tubes and Back Seat Memories" will
help everyone have a better understanding of Vietnam and the
effects that it had on those who serve
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