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Here are gut-wrenching memories of a Marine's service in Vietnam, the grief of the parents, and the burden of guilt suffered by the bearer of the news. Sergeant Spiller's emotional turmoil was similar to that of many who first saw the war as an heroic opportunity and then lost heart.

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recommended --Library Journal; a well-written, often gripping account...vivid...intriguing...deeply emotional --Military; a grunt-level view of Vietnam and its aftermath --The Spokesman; details the torment of being both a Marine Corps recruiter and a 'death angel' --St. Louis Post-Dispatch Magazine; vividly relates the horrors seen and felt by serviceman, parent, and recruiter --Heartland Writers' Conference; shows the horror experienced by Marines, the nightmares suffered by parents and the burden of guilt suffered by a recruiter who 'lost heart'--The Illinois Sheriff.

"“recommended""""--Library Journal; “a well-written, often gripping account...vivid...intriguing...deeply emotional""""--Military."

recommended --Library Journal; a well-written, often gripping account...vivid...intriguing...deeply emotional --Military.

recommended --<i>Library Journal</i>; a well-written, often gripping account...vivid...intriguing...deeply emotional --<i>Military</i>; a grunt-level view of Vietnam and its aftermath --<i>The Spokesman</i>; details the torment of being both a Marine Corps recruiter and a 'death angel' --<i>St. Louis Post-Dispatch Magazine</i>; vividly relates the horrors seen and felt by serviceman, parent, and recruiter --<i>Heartland Writers' Conference</i>; shows the horror experienced by Marines, the nightmares suffered by parents and the burden of guilt suffered by a recruiter who 'lost heart'--<i>The Illinois Sheriff</i>.

“recommended""""--Library Journal; “a well-written, often gripping account...vivid...intriguing...deeply emotional""""--Military.

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Harry Spiller served two tours in Vietnam with the Marine Corps. A retired professor and former sheriff of Williamson County, Illinois, he previously taught criminal justice. He lives in West Frankfort, Illinois.

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