Heroes: A Year in Vietnam with the First Air Cavalry Division

by Mike Larson

Overview

Even today, my thoughts of Vietnam are positive. I have incredibly fond memories of spending one year in that theater with some incredible people. My feelings about the Vietnam War mesh exactly with what Michael Norman wrote in his book These Good Men: Friendships Forged From War—even though Norman’s heroes served in the U.S. Marine Corps and mine served in the First Air Cav. In recalling his tour in Vietnam, Norman wrote: “I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the U.S. Marine Corps. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never since given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780595625741
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/03/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	918,861
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Michael Larson spent most of his life in Mankato, Minn., first as a newspaper editor and then as a professor of journalism. As a journalist, he received a number of awards for in-depth reporting and writing. Today he teaches journalism classes at Minnesota State University, Mankato.