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(More customer reviews)It's taken me a long time to actually "review" this book. I am the Lt. Steve Gary wrote about.
Gary remains a hero of mine. He writes the truth as he and only he could recall it. Gary evoked memories for me that were buried for years.
I have read it many times and it still wakes my long buried recall for incidents both tragic and humorous. There's so much more to tell; who knows, maybe I'll write the epilogue. Gary makes me and (should) make every vet of Nam proud that we served. Perhaps we weren't always so gallant but Gary portrays a perfect picture of what this war was like for us. I still hoist a glass of Cherry Herring to Gary every year. "Tommy two Bars", here's to you!
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Lieutenant Gary W. Suffern's first week started with a bang in Viet Nam's central highlands and ended with a bang 350 days later. Between was an adventure of horrendous firefights with the enemy, and conflicts with a company commander afraid of combat just punching his career ticket for future rank.With lots of luck and common sense, Lieutenant Suffern survives combat injuries and several court-martial charges leveled by the captain. Lieutenant Steve Tomlinson, a fellow company officer, becomes a steadfast friend and equal thorn in the side of the captain. Over the course of the year, higher-ranking officers recognize the short falls of the captain and indirectly help ease the aggravation building day by day.Together the two lieutenants survive their tours and finally reunite after twenty-five years.
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