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The Soldier Factory
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BY Ed Salven
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The experience chronicles memories of my time in Fort Ord, Monterey CA after revisiting it 35+ years later. It was a ghostown. At turns amusing, humorous and heartbreaking the narritive is enhanced by color portraits of soldiers and the fort in its final days of disrepair.
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Flashback: Vietnam: Cover-Up: PTSD
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BY Alan C. Thomas, HMCM/USN, Ret.
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My novel concerns the before, during the Vietnam War, and after life of Rob Thomas. Rob served as a US Navy Hospital Corpsman with a squad of Marines, during an attempt to rescue two POWs from a camp in Quang-Tri Province, Vietnam in 1970.
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In Your Service, The Veteran's Friend
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BY Galen Maddy
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An authoritative overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit 'Aid and Attendance.' A 'must read' for veterans, spouses, widows, and family who have family members on the way to, or in Assisted Living Facility.
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Deaf Lives in Contrast: Two Women's Stories
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BY Mary V. Rivers and Dvora Shurman
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A wonderful book about the Cajun culture and growing up in the 1930's while not able to speak English. Her travels to Europe to join my husband Bruce H. Rivers who was on US Air Force active duty. The book is about the shock to find out our third son was born deaf and the problems we had to find the right schools.
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The Forgotten Veterans
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BY Stephen M. Reay
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The Forgotten Veterans A personal account of a recreation therapist. Anthology of human interest stories focusing on the hope, comedy, personal courage and sometimes tragedy of returning veterans who for many reasons, some physical and some psychological, cannot assimilate into society. The stories in the book are true. The actual names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.
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Digger, Dogface, Brownjob, Grunt
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BY Gary Prisk
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If you are a Vet, a friend or relative, a medic, nurse, shrink, or on active duty fighting the lastest crud-balls, drop your rucksack,grab a drink, and hang onto your humping tackle. You're in for a ride. Reading Digger, Dogface, Brownjob, Grunt is an industrial-grade cure for combat mania, circa. 1967 Vietnam. You will find yourself in this book, slogging in and out of the vines, laughing, then crying. Combat humor... black and irreverent. Twelve-month men lying and joking even when the truth made a better story.
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https://www.amazon.com/Digger-Dogface-Brownjob-Grunt-Prisk/dp/0615253431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248101923&sr=1-1
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Firing at Shadows
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BY Robert Reynolds
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ISBN-10: 1-60610-883-2
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This is an exciting story about events that occur during a Vietnam service member's assignment to a physical security unit. People and places along his route remind him of these events, including the Tet Offensive. As his evening watch progresses, the enemy fires a salvo of rockets at the Air Base. Some of them miss their target and land in a nearby village. He escorts a Navy ambulance to the scene and helps bring out the dead and wounded. Firing at Shadows is a story of a young man's emerging character in the turmoil of a war torn country.
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https://www.amazon.com/Firing-at-Shadows-Robert-Reynolds/dp/1606108832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248101595&sr=1-1
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(A Story of Love and Misunderstanding in) A Perilous Place
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BY Robert Reynolds
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ISBN-13: 978-1-60749-173-6
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A serviceman in Vietnam struggles with indecision to remain near the woman he loves. He surprises her with a proposal during a visit to her village home. It places her in a quandary and he leaves distraught. A military police raid causes him to take flight. When the coast clears, he tries to find his way out of the maze of alleys. With freedom in sight, a band of thieves accost him intent on stealing his possessions and a fray ensues. This is an exciting story of love and misunderstanding--and the consequences one faces in A Perilous Place.
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https://www.amazon.com/Perilous-Place-Story-Love-Misunderstanding/dp/1607491737/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248101079&sr=1-1
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Beyond those Hills: an Officer and a Lady
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BY M.H.A. Menondji
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ISBN-13: 9781441485304
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Entrusted with the well being of his late best friend's daughter, Laura, former C.I.A. operative Jim Marshall had kept his promise well beyond what was expected of him. Now an accomplished young woman, Lt. Laura Armitage is an unlikely candidate to an elite US Navy unit. A tragedy shadowing her days, she fights her way through discrimination and the cover-ups of the Iran-contras scandal. Struggling to assess her allegiance to the flag, she stands her ground through every mission aware her tenacity may not be enough to earn her respect, including that of her jaded commanding officer, Lt. T.J. Wilkins. Beyond Those Hills: an Officer and a Lady depicts three lives intertwined by love, death, lust and a sense of duty that rises above politicians' corruption. It is a compelling tale of redemption woven into the private battles of a female warrior.
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https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Those-Hills-Officer-Private/dp/1441485309/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248100815&sr=1-1
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Heart of a Wanderer - The Road to Reverend Snake
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BY Dolan Bonner
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ISBN-13: 978-1935097143
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This is a true story of an USAF enlisted mans personal account of the Vietnam war that he was a part of. It is riddled with the authors dry sense of humor throughout. Later on he travels up north to work on the worlds biggest construction project at that time, the Trans Alaska Pipeline. There he is tagged with the nickname 'snake'. He later moves on to Korea where he encounters lepers at a leper colony he was invited to. The story has a spiritual twist.
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https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Wanderer-Road-Reverend-Snake/dp/1935097148/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248100340&sr=1-1
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Remembered Always: Our American Soldiere
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BY Jill R. Lorenz
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ISBN-13: 978-1-61777-884-1
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In 'Remembered Always: Our American Soldier', poet Jill Lorenz writes words for those soldiers who have been lost and those still willing to sacrifice their safety for their country. Tragic poems like 'Left Behind' will leave readers grieving over the devastation of war, while encourageing poems like 'Some Say' will fill readers with pride and respect for our troops. A power collection, 'Remembered Always' is a must-read for anyone who has been touched by the military.
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https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61777-884-1
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Life of a Bluenose
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BY Robert Gary Haller
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ISBN-13: 978-0-8059-6915-3
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Life of a Bluenose' opens on a cold February day in 1974 as sixteen-year-old Robert Haller arrives in Piney Point, Maryland, to commence his United States Merchant Marines career. What follows is a vividly descriptive account of the dedication and determination that characterized the men and women who served during the Cold War. The personal perspective and candor of Life of a Bluenose makes Robert Haller's work a memorable and meaningful contribution to the study of American military history.
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https://dorrance.stores.yahoo.net/lifeofbluenose.html
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What's a Vietnam, Sketches and Poetry from the Bush
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BY John Niemi
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4637-9888-8
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As a grunt, Niemi carried a sketchbook and some pens along with his M60 and other Government Issued equipment through the jungles and rice paddies of South Vietnam and Cambodia. The drawings and poetrywere an attempt to maintain sanity and mentally escape the atrocities of war. During breaks in the action, buddies used to inquire,"hey Niemi, anything new in your book today?" Then they would ponder the muddied pages for endless hours. "When you get back to the world, man, send me a copy".
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https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Vietnam-Sketches-poetry-bush/dp/1463798881/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323363515&sr=8-1
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Six Degrees of the Bracelet: Vietnam's Continuing Grip
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BY John A. Siegfried
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4628-4578-1
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Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that everyone is at most six steps away from, or connected to, any other person on Earth. While the Vietnam War was raging, silver bracelets were created to raise awareness of, and show support for, American servicemen who were prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA). After the war, black bracelets were produced to pay homage to any of our armed forces killed in action (KIA). The orange bracelet is more recent and symbolizes all those, living and deceased, who have suffered from diseases, combat wounds, and post traumatic stress resulting from their Vietnam service. These bracelets honor the memory and sacrifice of our troops one of the central goals of this book. You will be riveted by the indescribable stories told by veterans, about veterans, and for veterans, and by the families of the lost or still missing MIAs. More than 3,400,000 men and women served in Southeast Asia. Although close to 60 percent of all Vietnam veterans who served in-country are no longer alive, the families of all these veterans will continue to be affected by the Vietnam War for generations. This book illustrates the misery and despair experienced by both soldiers and victims of this visceral war, but also the exhilaration of combat, and the camaraderie felt, during their respective tours, to present day.
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https://www.amazon.com/Six-Degrees-Bracelet-Vietnams-Continuing/dp/1462845789/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323363659&sr=1-1
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Turkey Mountain Boys: My Brother Keeper
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BY Robert Brock
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ISBN-10: 1617394378
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East Texas author, Robert Brock, celebrates the nationwide release of his new novel based on a true story about hard work, brotherhood, knee-slapping humor and the supernatural bond that causes men to sacrifice their lives for each other and their families both on the battlefield and on the home front. When Connor Flannigan was declared MIA in the warzone, there was never a doubt that his friend and blood-brother, Milo O'Brien, would come to the rescue. Risking life and limb, Milo goes to Iraq to rescue his friend. But when Milo brings Connor home, it quickly becomes apparent that things will never be the same. He must decide whether to follow his own dreams or sacrifice his life to care for his brother.
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https://www.amazon.com/Turkey-Mountain-Boys-Robert-Brock/dp/1617394378/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319897792&sr=1-1
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