Welcome Sky Soldiers Letters Home From Vietnam

Author : Mike Walker
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1662470762
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome Sky Soldiers Letters Home from Vietnam written by Mike Walker and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-23 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author decided over a forty-year period to write about his experiences in South Vietnam with the Fourth Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry. His parents had managed to save every letter he had sent home during that time. What Mike decided to do with the help of his oldest granddaughter, Sierra, was to reproduce the letters in chronological order, with all the grammatical errors, misspellings, and fractured sentences as is. The letters were often written in harsh jungle conditions, under duress with pencil and often wet paper. He felt it would help convey, somewhat, the terrible conditions he and his fellow members of the "herd" were constantly under. Under each reproduced letter, he then wrote of happenings during that time, a diary of sorts. He also concluded he would not spend much time with the blood and guts but devote the majority of the work to the everyday goings-on, both funny and serious! The book begins with time spent in West Germany before moving on to South Vietnam. During the height of the war, more and more paratroopers were needed to fill the ranks of the fallen and discharged, so the Army started a second jump school, the original being at Fort Benning, Georgia, at Weisbaden Airforce Base, West Germany. He was then sent halfway around the world to South Vietnam, and the rest is history!

Author : Bernard Edelman
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393323047
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dear America written by Bernard Edelman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-06-04 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 25 years after the official end of the Vietnam War, "Dear America" allows readers to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served there. Excerpt in "Time" magazine.

Author : Bill Adler
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 030741583X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters from Vietnam written by Bill Adler and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyone was scared to death.” They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in 1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. His stunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in this unforgettable collection, Letters from Vietnam. In these affecting pages are the unadorned voices of men and women who fought–and, in some cases, fell–in America’s most controversial war. They bring new insights and imagery to a conflict that still haunts our hearts, consciences, and the conduct of our foreign policy. Here are the early days of the fight, when adopting a kitten, finding gold in a stream, or helping a local woman give birth were moments of beauty amid the brutality . . . shattering first-person accounts of firefights, ambushes, and bombings (“I know I will never be the same Joe.”–Marine Joe Pais) . . . and thoughtful, pained reflections on the purpose and progress of the entire Southeastern Asian cause (“All these lies about how we’re winning and what a great job we’re doing . . . It’s just not the same as WWII or the Korean War.” –Lt. John S. Taylor.) Here, too, are letters as vivid as scenes from a film–Brenda Rodgers’s description of her wedding to a soldier on the steps of Saigon City Hall . . . Airman First Class Frank Pilson’s recollection of President Johnson’s ceremonial dinner with the troops (“He looks tired and worn out–his is not an easy job”) . . . and, perhaps most poignant, Emil Spadafora’s beseeching of his mother to help him adopt an orphan who is a village’s only survivor (“This boy has nothing, and his future holds nothing for him over here.”) From fervent patriotism to awakening opposition, Letters from Vietnam captures the unmistakable echoes of this earlier era, as well as timeless expressions of hope, horror, fear, and faith.

Author : Karen Ross Epp
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452028842
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book With Love Stan written by Karen Ross Epp and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-07-03 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 7, 1969, when I and a half dozen other soldiers were cut off from other friendly forces and were nearly out of ammunition in a desperate fight with a much larger force of North Vietnamese regulars, I was not surprised to see Ross among the few who risked their lives to come to our assistance. Less than three months later Ross fell mortally wounded in still another battle. Karen [Epps] work to document her brothers life and death is a unique effort that contributes to the full story of a long, controversial war that still has major impact on our country today. It is a tribute to not only Stan and Karens family, but also to all veterans. Michael Lee Lanning Author of The Only War We Had: A Platoon Leaders Journal Of Vietnam and Vietnam, 1969-1970: A Commanders Journal My gratitude to my brother and those brave service men and women can never be expressed in words. Stan and those like him still live on in our hearts. His courage should inspire all of us to do a better job of living. Karen Ross Epp Author, With Love Stan: A Soldiers Letters from Vietnam to The World Check out my Web Page at http://www.karenrossepp.com for reviews and other information.

Author : Perry Dee Ekker
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781468033328
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diary of a Sky Soldier written by Perry Dee Ekker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diary of a Sky Soldier is a true story of a young American sent to the Vietnam War by his country. When he returned from Vietnam, he wanted nothing but absolute seclusion from the experience. He utterly blocked the traumatic experience from his mind and deliberately avoided all contact with anything that would remind him of the war. He did not, and could not, consciously share the experience or its related nightmares with anyone-not even those that he dearly loved. There was a sobering event that changed his emotions about Vietnam. When his mother and then his father passed away, he and his siblings were preparing the home for sale; he discovered a box of his Vietnam letters, newspaper clippings, and magazines in the house his mother had saved. With this find, he had a strong desire to write this book as a means of healing from the psychological trauma that burned within him. The driving force was a diary he kept in Vietnam that demonstrates the everyday emotions of war in a handwritten style. The book is in full color to reflect the true feelings of the scanned images of diary pages, letters, and photographs. This book is a day-to-day narrative based on the diary entries, and the personal war experience many years after he lived it. It portrays his feelings as a low-level private with the 173d Airborne Brigade working his way through combat to a squad leader buck sergeant. It expresses the hardships endured with the loss of true comradeship and the struggles of human attributes that are sacrificed during war. He left to serve his country when it was united in purpose, united in spirit, and united in a common bond of patriotism. He returned to a world of disinterest, of disbelief, of resentment, of oppression, outrage, neglect, and draft dodgers. He returned, no longer a young innocent boy, but bewildered, confused, and uncomfortable expressing experiences to an unfamiliar society-an opinionated country that would change America forever.

Author : Tania Blanchard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1925596176
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Suitcase of Dreams written by Tania Blanchard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Girl from Munich, a sweeping, dramatic tale of love and identity, inspired by a true story. After enduring the horror of Nazi Germany and the chaos of postwar occupation, Lotte Drescher and her family arrive in Australia in 1956 full of hope for a new life. It’s a land of opportunity, where Lotte and her husband Erich dream of giving their children the future they have always wanted. After years of struggling to find their feet as New Australians, Erich turns his skill as a wood carver into a successful business and Lotte makes a career out of her lifelong passion, photography. The sacrifices they have made finally seem worth it until Erich’s role in the trade union movement threatens to have him branded a communist and endanger their family. Then darker shadows of the past reach out to them from Germany, a world and a lifetime away. As the Vietnam War looms, an unexpected visitor forces Lotte to a turning point. Her decision will change her life forever . . . and will finally show her the true meaning of home. PRAISE FOR TANIA BLANCHARD ‘Captures the intensity of a brutal and unforgiving war, successfully weaving love, loss, desperation and, finally, hope into a gripping journey of self-discovery.’ Courier Mail ‘An epic tale, grand in scope … Packs an emotional punch that will reverberate far and wide.’ Weekly Times ‘A tumultuous journey from order to bedlam, and from naive acceptance of the status quo to the gradual getting of political wisdom.’ Sunday Age ‘An original and innovative take on the World War II genre that captures the hauntingly desperate essence of the war. Tania Blanchard has written yet another spectacular novel. Don’t miss this.’ Better Reading ‘A sweeping, dramatic tale of love and identity.’ Fraser Coast Chronicle

Author : David E Glarner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vietnam 1971 written by David E Glarner and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After fifty years the author finds letters he had written home from Vietnam. This narrative gives details of life in the jungles of South Vietnam as well as the the nuances of adjusting to combat life while managing affairs back home. Included are both combat events as well as medical episodes, administration issues and a firsthand description of the drug addition problems associated with the Vietnam War.

Author : Roger Gudeman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781681227696
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters Home: An Old Soldier's Tour in a Young Warrior's World written by Roger Gudeman and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Larayne M. Topp
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781490568379
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters from Lee written by Larayne M. Topp and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soldier's experiences in times of war are as varied and filled with impact as the cause he or she fights to defend. The collection of soldier memories in Letters from Lee: One Man's Story of Vietnam are those of one man, Lee Heckman, who took up arms during the Vietnam War. It's been more than 40 years since Lee Heckman was called upon to fight that war. Although he has spent the years since in a peace-filled Nebraska town, his nights have been anything but. The effects of posttraumatic stress disorder have brought the war back to him in waves as deep as the South China Sea, couched in dreaded nightmares, panic attacks and flashbacks. The letters from Lee contained in this book were written to a girlfriend back home during the days of a young man's life when all he longed for were a fast car, a girl on his arm and a cold beer. These dreams were crushed by an Army ticket to a tropical country in Southeast Asia. Lee's letters, written from the viewpoint of an H-13 Loach helicopter during the terror of war, are mix with Heckman's memories in a look back at the war from a perspective of four decades. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or can't locate Vietnam on a world map, you'll find Letters from Lee to be a sometimes irreverent but always honest story of Vietnam.

Author : Julia Spencer-Fleming
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429996420
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Julia Spencer-Fleming's Letters to a Soldier written by Julia Spencer-Fleming and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In LETTERS TO A SOLDIER, Julia Spencer-Fleming provides new content--letters exchanged between the main characters in I Shall Not Want and One Was a Soldier. Along with the letters, there is also a special note from Julia Spencer-Fleming and a sneak peak of ONE WAS A SOLDIER. Julia Spencer-Fleming burst onto the mystery scene with her debut, In the Bleak Midwinter, garnering almost every award imaginable. Since then, her Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series has taken suspense and heart-tugging to the next level, making for truly satisfying reading. The newest installment, ONE WAS A SOLDIER, is available April 2011.