Richard F Hogue

A Soldier's Story Richard F Hogue

Award-winning book! Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY Book Award, First Place Autobiography 1917. The story of a young man's transition from his peaceful life in small-town Iowa to facing firefights and booby traps as an infantryman in Vietnam. The book describes the harsh living conditions, the intensity of combat and the emotional impact of losing friends who were killed in action. The story continues by detailing how the author was seriously wounded and his seven-month recovery. The author shares his view of the war and the long-term impact upon those who served in combat during America's most controversial war. The book concludes with the author's experience of returning to Vietnam in 2013 to visit some of the sites where he served during the war. The book tells what was asked of young men when they were thrown into combat in Vietnam.