By Michael Lee Lanning
ISBN-10: 1623494702
ISBN-13: 9781623494704
As Lanning issues out, “anytime Aggie Vietnam veterans get together—whether it really is or 2 hundred of them—war tales begin.” The stories they relate concerning the paddies, the jungles, the highlands, the waterways, and the airlines offer those veterans with an excellent higher knowing of the conflict they survived. additionally they let glimpses into the common hazards of firefights, the camaraderie of patrol, and infrequently funny responses to inexplicable situations.
those revelations offer perception not just into the realities of warfare but additionally converse to the nature of the graduates of Texas A&M collage. As Lanning concludes, “these struggle tales are as a lot part of carrier as is that outdated eco-friendly duffle bag, a number of rows of colourful ribbons, and a satisfaction that doesn't cut down. in truth, there's just one tale in regards to the Vietnam warfare. all of us simply inform it differently.”
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