A poignant memoir that recounts the author's hair-raising--and occasionally hilarious--experiences as a young, not especially gung-ho Marine artilleryman in Vietnam. Gritty and disturbing, Bill Jones' unvarnished narrative probes the lasting physical and emotional wounds of war and offers a combat veteran's wry insight into the influence and relevance of America's long and indecisive misadventure.
A poignant memoir that recounts the author's hair-raising--and occasionally hilarious--experiences as a young, not especially gung-ho Marine artilleryman in Vietnam. Gritty and disturbing, Bill Jones' unvarnished narrative probes the lasting physical and emotional wounds of war and offers a combat veteran's wry insight into the influence and relevance of America's long and indecisive misadventure.
Bill Jones is a retired Special Agent with the CSX Railroad Police and former newspaper columnist with the Wyoming State Journal. A regular contributor to RANGE magazine, his poetry and articles have been published in a variety of anthologies, books and periodicals. He lives in Middlesboro, Kentucky.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Vess Quinlan Poem: The Body Burning Detail Preface 1. Pack Your Trash 2. We Don't Want Any Candy Asses 3. I Can't Hear You! Poem: Lights Out 4. Breathe. Relax. Aim. Sight. Squeeze. 5. Fortunate Son 6. You Guys Have No Idea 7. Shredded Wheat 8. A Live Dog ... A Dead Lion 9. A World of Shit 10. Chicken Plates 11. Magnificent Bastards 12. A Mexican Angel Poem: Fixation 13. You Will Probably Get Killed Anyway 14. Good Morning, Vietnam! 15. I Will Be in the Area All Day 16. A Sexist Pig 17. Short-Arm Inspection 18. A Magic Show 19. Ann-Margret's Panties 20. Two-Legged Rats 21. Smoking Is Hazardous to Your Health Poem: Chief 22. Bob's Wife 23. More Like an Earthworm 24. Friendly Fire 25. Regrets 26. Bad News 27. In Country R&R 28. LZ Sitting Duck 29. Playboy Foldout 30. A Gook Killing Machine 31. Grand Theft Auto 32. Fix Bayonets Poem: Near Laos 33. Show Him the Scalp 34. Chief 35. REMF's 36. Miss Congeniality 37. Dogpatch Poem: Heathen Killer 38. A Frogman in Miami 39. A Lot of Fat Sailors 40. Things Are Different Out There 41. Search and Avoid 42. Go Along to Get Along 43. Fire Ants on a Dead Bird 44. Full Circle 45. Tiger Piss Poem: Five Days Home 46. A Little Too Cute 47. Blood Money 48. Police Only Epilogue Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Vess Quinlan Poem: The Body Burning Detail Preface 1. Pack Your Trash 2. We Don't Want Any Candy Asses 3. I Can't Hear You! Poem: Lights Out 4. Breathe. Relax. Aim. Sight. Squeeze. 5. Fortunate Son 6. You Guys Have No Idea 7. Shredded Wheat 8. A Live Dog ... A Dead Lion 9. A World of Shit 10. Chicken Plates 11. Magnificent Bastards 12. A Mexican Angel Poem: Fixation 13. You Will Probably Get Killed Anyway 14. Good Morning, Vietnam! 15. I Will Be in the Area All Day 16. A Sexist Pig 17. Short-Arm Inspection 18. A Magic Show 19. Ann-Margret's Panties 20. Two-Legged Rats 21. Smoking Is Hazardous to Your Health Poem: Chief 22. Bob's Wife 23. More Like an Earthworm 24. Friendly Fire 25. Regrets 26. Bad News 27. In Country R&R 28. LZ Sitting Duck 29. Playboy Foldout 30. A Gook Killing Machine 31. Grand Theft Auto 32. Fix Bayonets Poem: Near Laos 33. Show Him the Scalp 34. Chief 35. REMF's 36. Miss Congeniality 37. Dogpatch Poem: Heathen Killer 38. A Frogman in Miami 39. A Lot of Fat Sailors 40. Things Are Different Out There 41. Search and Avoid 42. Go Along to Get Along 43. Fire Ants on a Dead Bird 44. Full Circle 45. Tiger Piss Poem: Five Days Home 46. A Little Too Cute 47. Blood Money 48. Police Only Epilogue Index
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