false 2 8 6 true 6817630 read 2 true 1743676 currently-reading 0 true 1743675 to-read <![CDATA[John added 'Homecoming: When the Soldiers Returned from Vietnam']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54031546 Homecoming: When the Soldiers Returned from Vietnam by Bob Greene
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A stirring account of Vietnam Congressional Medal of Honor winners, gallant heros of an unconventional war -- soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines. Lowry interweaves each hero's story with the backdrop of news and headlines of the times. He tells the background story that lead each soldier to serve his country and, when possible, includes interviews with those heros who survived their ordeal or those who witnessed the heroic act. Recommended to those who have an interest in military history, especially as it pertains to Vietnam. ]]> <![CDATA[John added 'Fahrenheit 451']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51349289 to: Fahrenheit 451 (Paperback) by Ray Bradbury
]]> <![CDATA[John added 'One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51349073 One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation (Hardcover) by George Will
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]]> <![CDATA[John is on page 29 of One Man's America: T... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51349073 John is on page 29 of 416 of One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation ]]> <![CDATA[John added 'Dear Mom, I'm Alive']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49262061 to: Dear Mom, I'm Alive (Paperback) by Randolph P. Mains
Warrant Officer Randolph Mains was inspired to write this book after a brief visit with his mother some 15 years after his one year tour as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. His mother had saved each letter Mains sent her and other family members, then gave the packet to Mains after his visit. In reading through the many letters, deeply buried painful memories were suddenly fresh wounds and nightmares. Mains set about filling in the gaps between his "Dear Mom" letters, sharing his fears and anticipation as "the newbie" co-pilot to becoming a seasoned and jaded Aircraft Commander. ]]> <![CDATA[John added 'A Company Commander's Journal']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49262184 to: A Company Commander's Journal (Mass Market Paperback) by Michael Lee Lanning
Written years after the end of the Vietnam war, Lanning used notes from the "daily journal" he kept of his experiences as platoon leader of the Recon Platoon and, later, as a young, green infantry Company Commander. His journal spoke to his sense of duty to both his patriotism and the cause of his country, as well as a deep sense of concern for the welfare of his men. His year in Vietnam reflected days and weeks of tedium and boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror. A good, realistic read telling the non-glamourous story of a dedicated soldier. ]]> <![CDATA[John added 'Faith of My Fathers']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14161538 to: Faith of My Fathers (Hardcover) by John McCain
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