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In this memoir, set as deeply in his mind as in the Southeast Asian jungle, a young American soldier embarks on a journey to a war that, for him, will never be over.
The world was a playground for Mickey, a naive Irish American kid bored with his life. His father served in World War II, his brother was a Marine in Vietnam; now it was his turn. His 365 days in the hell that was Vietnam builds in torment until an attack on a bunker complex in Cambodia. Wounded, his friend captured, he becomes a tormented survivor knowing he is always just a heartbeat from death. His adventure-turned-nightmare brings a visceral understanding of the words penned by Thoreau, the very same words Mickey's father spoke throughout Mickey's youth: "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation," especially those at war. This memoir chronicles the key perspective-shaping experiences of a U.S. Army grunt fighting in Vietnam.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Letters I Never Sent
1. Warriors with Peace Signs
2. Shit, Shower, and Shave
3. From Broadway to the Bush
4. Welcome to the Jungle
5. The Ambush
6. Life as a Grunt
7. Next Stop: Cambodia
8. R.I.E. and 326 Tons
9. The Hill with No Name
10. Back to Buttons
11. In the Hands of Fate
12. The Transition
Index
