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Title: Xuc May (never happen)
Author: Gary Pool
Category: Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Price: $20.00
Language: English
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Number of Pages: 382
ISBN Number:
Publication Date: September 2009
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Email: janpool@iowatelecom.net |
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This collection of short stories is the result of my association with the 3rd Ord EOD unit and the men who served in Viet Nam. It was these men in the bad as well as the good times that forged an everlasting bond of brotherhood. I would like to thank all of the 3rd Ord EOD men for their patience and understanding that gave direction to my life in these post Viet Nam years.
These tales will enlighten the reader to our joys and sorrows, loneliness and heartbreak that every soldier experiences when away from home. I hope it also explains the comradery and loyalty that develops among members of a small EOD unit while serving in a war zone.
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About the Author: |
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I was born and raised in poverty with most of my formative years spent at the wrong end of a dead end dirt road. When not in school, I spent my days both winter and summer hunting, with a rifle in my hand and a dog at my side. My mother was a very strict religious woman with a gift of gab and a saying for every situation. My father, a man of few words was also strict but about completely different subjects. Father was a troubled WWII veteran who had seen and experienced far more than a normal human should be exposed to. Both my parents were a product of the great depression. I was out on patrol in Viet Nam one day when it occurred to me out of the blue that my father had spent his life trying to raise me to survive being a soldier in a war that he somehow knew was coming.
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Book Review: |
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This book is a collection of short stories, based on my recall of actual events, most of which I took part in during my tour of duty with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in South Viet Nam. Some stories are humorous, some are close calls, but not every event can be interesting and exciting; some exploits that begin with a bang will end in a fizzle and are related that way. I have refrained from recounting gory details or controversial military operations, rather the stories are intended to give an honest account of day to day life in a 10-man EOD unit while at war. No military secrets are revealed or personal reputations compromised.
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Order/Contact Info: |
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Gary Pool
Box 112
Tabor, Iowa 51653
712-629-4625
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