In 1968, Theodore Hammett stepped forward for a war he believed was wrong. He hated the Vietnam War and soon grew to hate Vietnam and its people. In 2008, he returned to Vietnam for a five-year 'second tour'. His memoir recounts his service at the height of the war, and how the country he detested became his second home.
In 1968, Theodore Hammett stepped forward for a war he believed was wrong. He hated the Vietnam War and soon grew to hate Vietnam and its people. In 2008, he returned to Vietnam for a five-year 'second tour'. His memoir recounts his service at the height of the war, and how the country he detested became his second home.
Theodore M. Hammett served as a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam in 1968-1969. Between 2008 and 2018, he spent five years living in Vietnam and working on HIV/AIDS projects. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments xiii Foreword by W.D. Ehrhart Key Dates Acronyms A Note on the Music, Vietnamese Tone Marks, and Names Introduction Part I: My First Tour 1. Going to a War I'd Come to Think Was Wrong 2. Supplying 3rd Medical Battalion 3. Being Apart 4. The Politics of the War 5. The Vietnamese People 6. Culture from Home 7. LRP Rations and Warm Beer 8. Seeking Danger 9. Coming Home Part II: Between My Tours 10. Detachment 11. Returning to Vietnam for the First Time 12. The Cross-Border Project Part III: My Second Tour 13. Living in Vietnam 14. Birds and Animals 15. Thoughts on Vietnam Since the War 16. Working on HIV/AIDS Policies with Vietnamese Institutions and People 17. Getting to Know Vietnamese Culture 18. Bún Ch và Bia Hõi 19. Crossing the Street and Breathing the Air 20. A Second Homecoming Part IV: After My Second Tour 21. Basic School Reunion 22. Vietnam Battlefield Tour 23. Last Hurrah in Hanoi Epilogue: A Life of Memories, Dreams, and Doubts Author's Military History Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments xiii Foreword by W.D. Ehrhart Key Dates Acronyms A Note on the Music, Vietnamese Tone Marks, and Names Introduction Part I: My First Tour 1. Going to a War I'd Come to Think Was Wrong 2. Supplying 3rd Medical Battalion 3. Being Apart 4. The Politics of the War 5. The Vietnamese People 6. Culture from Home 7. LRP Rations and Warm Beer 8. Seeking Danger 9. Coming Home Part II: Between My Tours 10. Detachment 11. Returning to Vietnam for the First Time 12. The Cross-Border Project Part III: My Second Tour 13. Living in Vietnam 14. Birds and Animals 15. Thoughts on Vietnam Since the War 16. Working on HIV/AIDS Policies with Vietnamese Institutions and People 17. Getting to Know Vietnamese Culture 18. Bún Ch và Bia Hõi 19. Crossing the Street and Breathing the Air 20. A Second Homecoming Part IV: After My Second Tour 21. Basic School Reunion 22. Vietnam Battlefield Tour 23. Last Hurrah in Hanoi Epilogue: A Life of Memories, Dreams, and Doubts Author's Military History Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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