Praise for Chuck Mansfield's NO KIDS, NO MONEY AND A CHEVY: A Politically Incorrect Memoir
"A fascinating read" whose author "come(s) through clearly as a very remarkable man who commits to life and the task before him with passion and dedication and integrity. Chaminade (High School)'s reaction to the WTC tragedy (indeed the ethos of the whole Chaminade experience) was especially moving, and individual tributes to some of (Mansfield's) fellow Marines quite affecting and inspiring." Some "viewpoints and assessments couldn't be more timely; (the) critique of business practices fits right in with ...the frauds at Enron and Global Crossing and judgments of some societal trends...in keeping with the climate of public opinion that has produced the current successes of O'Reilly and Buchanan." "- Jack Scovil, Scovil Chichak Galen Literary Agency, Inc. * "A treasure for (Mansfield's) family and descendants, the book...will (also) strike the general reader as remarkable - a page-turner, hard to put down." "The Vietnam portion is in the excellent style of Michener's Tales of the South Pacific." "- P. Henry Mueller, retired credit policy chairman of Citigroup, former Marine officer and author * "I was enormously impressed." Parts were "absolutely hilarious," "a classic piece of humor." "The Vietnam Era" "represents the kind of personal history that needs to be told about all wars but about Vietnam particularly." "- Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist, USN (Ret.), former aircraft carrier fighter pilot and author * "I have read ("The Vietnam Era") over and over and each time came away in tears. Such a terrible time, such wonderful young men." "- Fran Greiner, friend of a Marine killed in Vietnam

After viewing the 2017 PBS documentary "The Vietnam War" by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, the author recognized that Americans hold widely varying opinions about the effects and significance of the conflict. Immediately, he anticipated an opportunity to write about an historic event of which he not only knew something but in which he had also participated. Vietnam and what transpired there for millions of Americans, both at home and "in-country," are distant and increasingly fading memories. The content herein comes from Vietnam War veterans and others, many of whose observations have never before appeared in print, and do not necessarily focus on the Burns-Novick documentary. In addition to new commentary, the author has recycled several earlier writings about his own service in the Marines and Vietnam.

Praise for Chuck Mansfield's NO KIDS, NO MONEY AND A CHEVY: A Politically Incorrect Memoir
"A fascinating read" whose author "come(s) through clearly as a very remarkable man who commits to life and the task before him with passion and dedication and integrity. Chaminade (High School)'s reaction to the WTC tragedy (indeed the ethos of the whole Chaminade experience) was especially moving, and individual tributes to some of (Mansfield's) fellow Marines quite affecting and inspiring." Some "viewpoints and assessments couldn't be more timely; (the) critique of business practices fits right in with ...the frauds at Enron and Global Crossing and judgments of some societal trends...in keeping with the climate of public opinion that has produced the current successes of O'Reilly and Buchanan." "- Jack Scovil, Scovil Chichak Galen Literary Agency, Inc. * "A treasure for (Mansfield's) family and descendants, the book...will (also) strike the general reader as remarkable - a page-turner, hard to put down." "The Vietnam portion is in the excellent style of Michener's Tales of the South Pacific." "- P. Henry Mueller, retired credit policy chairman of Citigroup, former Marine officer and author * "I was enormously impressed." Parts were "absolutely hilarious," "a classic piece of humor." "The Vietnam Era" "represents the kind of personal history that needs to be told about all wars but about Vietnam particularly." "- Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist, USN (Ret.), former aircraft carrier fighter pilot and author * "I have read ("The Vietnam Era") over and over and each time came away in tears. Such a terrible time, such wonderful young men." "- Fran Greiner, friend of a Marine killed in Vietnam