Mongoose Bravo: Vietnam

Summary

This project has taken me a lot longer than anticipated.  I would guess that I’ve been at it for more than 20 years. It started as a result of wanting to let the mother of a fallen soldier know what happened to her son, as well as where his death took place.  She and I had been in contact over the years, during which she asked quite a few questions; so I began writing it all down.  I may have been better served if I had pushed my memories of Vietnam off into the ditch alongside the road traveled and driven on without looking back. In the long run, I believe it has been therapeutic. Therefore, worth the time I put into writing it all down.  We lived and fought as a unit, covering each other’s backs.  Most came home to tell their own stories. Many didn’t. 

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