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A Story for All 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 a historical 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 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 simp

Author

and edited by Frank L. Grzyb

Publisher

West Lafayette, Ind.: Purdue University Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781557531995

Subjects

History, Humanities