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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
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