January 1963. We were patrolling the dikes. Quiet Delta morning. Then the Patties erupted. Four…
May 1962, Saigon. The Vietkong owned the night. Outposts took hits, roads died after dark,…
June 1969, Highway 1, Vietnam. I gave up my M16 for an M79 grenade launcher.…
August 15th, 1969, on patrol outside Firebase 411, a 250lb command bomb picked me up…
Route 9 looked quiet at 150 hours on the 13th of January, 1968. Then a…
Midnight, May 16th, 1968. The Marines are supposed to be gone. Instead, a column of…
As 1968 started, the Third Marine Amphibious Force anticipated a renewed initiative from the enemy…
This part of the Vietnam War might not be well known to many Americans, but…
During a fierce snowstorm, Mark spotted a mysterious dark shape in the forest. A moment…
The file folder was a thin manilic colored rectangle of pure terror. In Sarah’s hand,…