Touched by the dragon : experiences of Vietnam veterans from Newport County, Rhode Island / compiled and edited by Frank L. Grzyb ; introduction by Senator John F. Kerry.
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Purdue University Press,
©1998.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction by Senator John F. Kerry
- One: The transition ; While still a civilian ; That dreaded draft notice ; Enlisting
- Two: Your ass is mine! ; Basic and advanced training ; Officer training ; Vietname, here I come!
- Three: Final preparations and departure ; Saying good-bye ; The girl I left behind ; The friendly sendoffs ; The unfriendly sendoff ; Leaving on a jet place-or a ship
- Four: In-country ; Population, topography, and climate ; The sights ; The sounds ; The smells ; New and green ; Mentally unprepared ; Vietnamese culture and customs
- Five: The war ; Just doing my job ; Incoming ; Who's the enemy? ; First experience in combat ; The unexpected happens
- Six: War is not all bad ; Friends ; Beer, cigarettes, and other vices ; Enlisted, NCO, and officers' clubs ; Some really fowl stories ; A potpourri of other tales ; The John Wayne stories ; Rest and recreation (R & R)
- Seven: Nowhere to hide ; Pulling grand duty ; Going on patrol in the bush ; Going on a bombing run ; The craziness of it all ; Near misses
- Eight: My god, why me? ; Being wounded ; Treating the wounded ; Evading the enemy ; Misinformation reaches home ; Fatigue and illness ; Homesickness, letters, and "Dear Johns"
- Nine: Being short ; The short- timer's attitude ; Let's make a deal ; Decorated for valor ; Going home (The freedom bird) ; Thoughts and regrets ; The greetings
- Ten: The healing process ; The physical trauma ; The psychological shock
- Eleven: Our fallen heroes ; An elderly mother remembers ; The sports car that was not to be ; "Mom, do I have to go?" ; Families meet to share their grief ; Their spirit lives on
- Twelve: Years later ; Retrospectives ; Interesting encounters
- Appendixes ; A. Personal briefs ; B. Residents of Newport County who died during the Vietnam War ; C. Glossary ; D. Common Vietnamese words and phrases used by American soldiers
- Selected bibliography
- Sponsors.