This story is about two engineers who try to defuse a bomb and their tragic outcome due to poor judgment.
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An amazing and touching story with interactions between a Marine & an unexpected visitor who becomes a part of our platoon for two days. A true story of the tragedy of war.
moreSnipers in the village.
The next story takes place in the Qua Son Valley. This was a hotbed of enemy hiding and ambushing us all the time. Every time we swept through this one particular village we would get fire. Our Platoon Sergeant set up a trap for the...
moreThe Grenade And The Kids.
The Grenade and the kids. I’ve just finished a story about 5 little kids and an incident we had with a grenade. We start off on the USS Okinawa LPH (Landing Platform Helicopter). It’s a small WW II aircraft carrier converted as...
moreFinished the battle for C-4.
13 Months. Army served 12 months. Marine’s had to do 1 better. Thus the name 13 months. The book will start out Month 1. (January 1967) and end February 1968. A chapter for each months served. I just finished a story in Month 11. A...
moreA Vietnam War Story
I graduated from Chicago’s Mendel Catholic High School in June 1966. Played football and basketball all the way through. Vietnam was a million miles away from this 18 year olds life. Kathy was my first love. She was my sweetheart for...
moreBilly Taylor
This story is about a young black Marine that came to our platoon early in November, 1967. It starts out at a place called A-4. A-4 was one of McNamara’s bases to stop the infiltration of the North Vietnamese to South Vietnam. McNamara...
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