Things I’ll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
Things I’ll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being drafted into the Army or volunteering for the Marine Corps. These are his memories of funny times, disgusting times and deadly times. The author kept a journal for an entire year; therefore many of the dates, times
Things I’ll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being drafted into the Army or volunteering for the Marine Corps. These are his memories of funny times, disgusting times and deadly times. The author kept a journal for an entire year; therefore many of the dates, times and places are accurate. The rest is based on memories that are forever tattooed on his brain.
This is not a pro-war book, nor is it anti-war. It is the true story of what the Marine Corps was like in the late 1960’s, when the country had a draft and five hundred thousand Americans were serving one year tours in battle-torn South East Asia.
If you served in Viet Nam you will want to compare your experience with the author’s. If you know someone who went to Viet Nam, you will want to read for yourself what it was like. If you lost a loved one or friend in the war, you will want to read this and share it with others.
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A magnificent book Very good indeed. A straightforward, gripping account of the authorâs tour. The narrative style is both engaging and moving simultaneously. Iâve read a number of personal accounts of service in Vietnam, and this book ranks with the best – it pulls no punches in its honesty. Iâve always believed we should be ashamed of the way Vietnam veterans were treated. They should have been honoured and thanked for their service immediately. Thereâs still people who fail to realise what we owe to these men…
If you want to know what Vietnam was like – read this book So I am not particularly knowledgeable on Vietnam war history. Living in the UK it’s not an area of history we really cover at school. However I like reading first hand accounts and I read some written by US marines in WW2. I then saw this book and thought I’d give it a go. I’m pleased I did. I liked the style of writing and found it very interesting and moving to read. I feel I understand a little bit more of what it must have been like. Very happy to give this book 5 stars!
Sad true story from a soldier’s experience of war Good to hear the truth about what life was like for those men who served their Country, lost friends, experienced horrific events and still live with the haunting memories of the VietNam war, I still find it extremely sad the way those men were treated when returning home from that war whether they enlisted or were drafted in, I don’t or will never understand why they were to blame for what happened there, ask your Government why, not these men why they took orders as soldier’s do â¹ï¸