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Drafted in October 1968, John A. Nesser left behind his wife and young son to fight in the controversial Vietnam War. Like many in his generation, he was deeply at odds with himself over the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, instilled with a strong sense of duty to his country but uncertain about its mission and his role in it.
Nesser was deployed to the Ashau Valley, site of some of the war's heaviest fighting, and served eight months as an infantry rifleman before transferring to become a door gunner for a Chinook helicopter. In this stirring memoir, he recalls in detail the exhausting missions in the mountainous jungle, the terror of walking into an ambush, the dull-edged anxiety that filled quiet days, and the steady fear of being shot out of the sky. The accounts are richly illustrated with Nesser's own photographs of the military firebases and aircraft, the landscapes, and the people he encountered.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prologue
1. Drafted
2. Welcome to Vietnam
3. The Ashau Valley
4. The Jungle
5. Night Assault
6. Body Count
7. Firebase Bastogne
8. Sapper Attack
9. Walking Point
10. Camp Sally
11. The DMZ
12. The Bridge
13. Door Gunner
14. Getting Short
15. Welcome Home
16. Dreams and Illusions
Epilogue
Glossary
Index
