Outside the Wire: Riding with the "Triple Deuce" in Vietnam, 1970

by Jim Ross

Overview

A wonderfully written book that takes the reader to a strange time and place. —Eric M. Bergerud, author of Red Thunder, Tropic LightningThoughtful, action-packed memoir of one American soldier's combat tour in Vietnam in 1970Begins with a tense ambush patrol and doesn't let up through a year of hair-raising night watches, soggy humps through the jungle, and deadly encounters with the North VietnameseAuthor served as a rifleman—as well as a machine gunner, tunnel rat, and demolitions man—with the U.S. Army's 25th "Tropic Lightning" Infantry Division and 1st Cavalry DivisionNotable events include the Cambodian incursion

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811712224
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	02/01/2013
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Jim Ross is a travel writer and photographer with a special focus on Route 66 and Oklahoma. His writing credits include dozens of magazine articles and the book Route 66 Sightings (978-0-9677481-8-4), which was a finalist in the 2012 Next Generation INDIE Book Awards. While in Vietnam, he received the Air Medal and two Army Commendation Medals for Valor. He lives in Arcadia, Oklahoma.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Introduction xiii

1 Snap, Crackle, Pop 1

2 Have Gun, Will Travel 7

3 Where Every Man's a Tiger 15

4 Over the Hill and through the Woods 23

5 Jungle Fever 35

6 How to Make It Rain Fire 47

7 Time Out, Kick Out, Bug Out 57

8 Spider Holes and Boogymen 63

9 RIF 71

10 Kiss of Fire 83

11 Walk Loudly and Carry a Big Stick 103

12 Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt 123

13 Here Today, Gone Today 141

14 Strangers in a Strange Land 151

15 The Body Farm 165

16 Street without Joy 177

17 Street without Joy, Part II 189

18 Eye of the Storm 197

19 Memorial Day 211

20 The Importance of Fruit Salad 241

21 Same Question, Different Answer 255

22 REMF 267

23 We Gotta Get Out of This Place 277

Epilogue 289

General Glossary 295

Common Weapons Employed in Vietnam 299

Typical U.S. Army Unit Structure 303