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The stories in this book provide a glimpse into the author's experiences in Viet Nam, which many of his comrades in arms will find relatable. The author feels some degree of guilt talking about his friends killed in Viet Nam. He writes about them in hope of I honoring them and showing respect their memory. He was inspired to write this book. after reading Ben Sherwood's book entitled The Survivors Club, How to Survive Anything, which tells how people survive when the odds are impossible. He was also moved to write by author Elie Wiesel who said Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be must tell the story. That is his duty.

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Told from the particular bi-cultural and bi-lingual perspective of a Rio Grande Valley native, Memories in Green distills the fear, anger, grief, exhilaration, and defiance that combatants from across the United States experienced in Vietnam. There are many excellent books about Vietnam. None that I have read packs so much lived experience in so little space. This slender book will lodge itself permanently into your psyche - by evoking, with piercing simplicity, how permanently Vietnam is etched into Beto Conde's distinctively South-Texan heart, mind, and body. Dr. Lyon Rathbun Professor of Rhetoric, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley. Simply, it's one man's story - one soldier's story - of how he survived this war. An entire generation of Americans felt this war's pain. Conde's work is a testament that many of us, especially soldiers, of that generation and their families, still feel the pain. Manuel Flores, PhD Texas A&M University Kingsville Memories in Green is exemplary of the many veterans who have suffered the demons of PTSD and Agent Orange. It is a vivid and truthful reminder that freedom isn't free. Many of our veterans died in the war and many others who fought for our freedom here in America came back to suffer for a lifetime, many dying a slow death. This book is required reading for everyone who wants to experience the Vietnam War. Ben Figueroa Director, Institute of Rural Development

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