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In 1967, the Vietnam War was escalating quickly, with increased hostility and ever-increasing numbers of US soldiers, sailors and airmen being sent in to stem the tide of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army regulars into The Republic of Vietnam. Into this confusion came Pvt. Carl Wittbecker, a young product of white, middle-class America who, having barely made it through high school, wasn't able to figure out how to avoid military service. In Vietnam, he joins the thousands of other 'support' soldiers stationed at large military bases performing various administrative tasks they are told are crucial to the war effort.This book follows Private Carl as he relates to his family how he worked his way in and out of situations in Saigon and Da Nang through a series of letters home and how he tried to readjust to civilian life upon his return to America.… (plus d'informations)
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There’s nothing really earth-shaking about this book; no great moral lessons to be learned; no high drama and no ‘blood ‘n guts’. Instead, it is simply a true account from one of the many ‘non-combatants’ who found themselves where they did not want to be and doing what they did not want to do.
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First, to every military-type person that set foot in Vietnam, or for that matter, was offshore or in the air during this intervention.
Secondly, to my Mom and Dad, who put up with all my bullshit and even saved my letters instead of burning them! I just wish I could have started writing this book sooner so maybe they could have read some while they were still here.
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It was a hot and sultry day in Vietnam and yes, I am almost ashamed to start a book this way, but damn it, it was a hot and sultry day when we arrived at Tan Son Nhut Air Base on the morning of July 4th, 1967.
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Gosh, I don’t really know! I guess it must have been a freak short caused by a rat munching on some wires or something. I’ve seen some mighty big rats in here late at night!
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I humbly accept your judgment and the money you paid for this book.
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In 1967, the Vietnam War was escalating quickly, with increased hostility and ever-increasing numbers of US soldiers, sailors and airmen being sent in to stem the tide of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army regulars into The Republic of Vietnam. Into this confusion came Pvt. Carl Wittbecker, a young product of white, middle-class America who, having barely made it through high school, wasn't able to figure out how to avoid military service. In Vietnam, he joins the thousands of other 'support' soldiers stationed at large military bases performing various administrative tasks they are told are crucial to the war effort.This book follows Private Carl as he relates to his family how he worked his way in and out of situations in Saigon and Da Nang through a series of letters home and how he tried to readjust to civilian life upon his return to America.
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