Full Description
Richard Fleming served as a scout with the elite U.S. Marine 1st Force Reconnaissance Company during the bloodiest years of the Vietnam War. Dropped deep into enemy territory, Recon relied on stealth and surprise to complete their mission--providing intelligence on enemy positions and conducting raids, prisoner snatches, and ambushes. Fleming's absorbing memoir recounts his transformation from idealistic recruit to cynical veteran as the war claimed the lives of his friends and the missions became ever more dangerous.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
1—Monsoon
2—One Way Ticket to Nam
3—Da Nang
4—Battalion Recon
5—Pack Mule to the Rescue
6—Chief
7—The Club
8—Gear Up
9—Morning
10—Mount Up
11—Alone on the LZ
12—Sniper
13—Leaving Battalion
14—Welcome to Force
15—The Firing Range
16—Mortar
17 —Contact
18—Golden Wings
19—Toothpaste
20—Hospital Visit
21—The Coop
22—Jonah
23—The New Jersey
24—Sic 'Em
25—River Rat
26—The Red Corvette
27—An Hoa
28—Buzzard Bait
29—A Christmas Carol
30—A Close Shave
31—Hell's Half Acre
32—Wounded
33—Cam Ranh Bay
34—Gassed
35—The Pit
36—Grunts
37—The Quick and the Dead
38—Blessed Sleep
39—Rats
40—Sink or Swim
41—Hot Water
42—Elephants on the LZ
43—Foresight...Foresight...
44—Everything Is Samee-Same
45—The Bucktoothed Sergeant
46—The Silken Boudoir
47—CAP
48—The Dog and Pony Show
49—The Fight
50—Truckin
51—Tiger
52—Don't Blink
53—Sentry Post Alpha
54—Murder
55—Short Timer
56—Trinkets
57—Ho...Ho...Ho Chi Minh
58—Homecoming
Epilogue
Reconnaissance Creed
Navaho Blessing
Chapter Notes
Recommended Reading
Index
