sally_loves_animals's review
5.0
I was blown away by this book. The author is kind of distantly related to me, so I bought the book to be "nice".
I thought that I would not be interested in a book about the Vietnam War. It was a strange time to be growing up, and I had a very traumatic incident with a vet who ended up in prison while I was in my late teens. Now, they would have known that he had PTSD, and hopefully treated him instead of letting him cause havoc until they had to send him to prison.
Anyway, I LOVED this book. I can't believe the details that Chuck remembered about his training and the people he met and worked with. The stories just got more and more addictive as I got further into the book.
Now I know that the way that the veterans of the Vietnam War and the Korean War were all treated so unfairly, especially considering that the World War II veterans were so celebrated.
This story is an inspiration and an incredible slice of American history. I highly recommend it!!
I thought that I would not be interested in a book about the Vietnam War. It was a strange time to be growing up, and I had a very traumatic incident with a vet who ended up in prison while I was in my late teens. Now, they would have known that he had PTSD, and hopefully treated him instead of letting him cause havoc until they had to send him to prison.
Anyway, I LOVED this book. I can't believe the details that Chuck remembered about his training and the people he met and worked with. The stories just got more and more addictive as I got further into the book.
Now I know that the way that the veterans of the Vietnam War and the Korean War were all treated so unfairly, especially considering that the World War II veterans were so celebrated.
This story is an inspiration and an incredible slice of American history. I highly recommend it!!
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