Norman Black

Combat Veterans' Stories of the Vietnam War Norman Black

This volume contains 15 stories of men that fouight in Vietnam. The first begins in late October 1967, and is told by a Marine rifleman that fought in battles at Mike's Hill, Foxtrot Ridge, and many other battles. The final story is told by an Army cavalry officer that led a platoon of armored personnel carriers with such ability and daring that he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, three Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. The other stories include those told by a U. S. Army artillery officer, a Marine helicopter pilot, a naval officer on offshore fire support duty, and two men that served in the U. S. Navy's Mobile Riverine Force. Volumes 1-4 of this series contain combat experiences told by 57 Vietnam War veterans. Volume 4 also contains information about the armed forces of nations allied with the U. S. that fought against North Vietnam. Volume 5 contains a review of the war, POW treatment, MIAs, the CIA and the drug trade, war crimes, PTSD, and moral injury. It also contains a photo overview of combat in South Vietnam, in 1968, which was a decisive year in that war.