Replacements: Endless War and the Men Sent to Fight It - Quale, Alan
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He supplied everything his infantry company needed: their weapons, ammunition and gear. He also supplied replacements for those who were wounded or killed. He could never have imagined himself doing this. At 23 years old, he was drafted into the army and named supply sergeant for an infantry company that was sent to South Vietnam. It would be a hard, dangerous and seemingly hopeless assignment. As the war continued, casualties soared when his company was sent to patrol one of the most dangerous areas in Vietnam. As more men fell dead, more replacements arrived. He quickly realized the futility…mehr

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He supplied everything his infantry company needed: their weapons, ammunition and gear. He also supplied replacements for those who were wounded or killed. He could never have imagined himself doing this. At 23 years old, he was drafted into the army and named supply sergeant for an infantry company that was sent to South Vietnam. It would be a hard, dangerous and seemingly hopeless assignment. As the war continued, casualties soared when his company was sent to patrol one of the most dangerous areas in Vietnam. As more men fell dead, more replacements arrived. He quickly realized the futility of the Vietnam War and his own role in the deadly campaign. But his Vietnam story didn't end there. When he left Vietnam, the war followed him home to America during the 1960s anti-war movement, when veterans were often viewed with suspicion and sometimes scorned. He became as anonymous as possible, a veteran without a past. But years later, his memories of Vietnam returned when he found a shoebox filled with letters he had written home. The letters, stained and frayed at the edges, are his Vietnam story from so many years ago.
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Alan Quale holds a degree in journalism from the University of North Dakota. On the day he graduated from college, he also received his military draft notice. He served as a supply sergeant for an infantry company in combat during the Vietnam War. After the war he worked as a newspaper reporter and editor. Replacements is his second novel. His first book, My Dakota, is the story of his life on the Great Plains. He is now retired and lives with his family in Northern California.