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Author:   Dennis G. Pregent
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.447kg
ISBN:  

9781476679716

ISBN 10:   1476679711
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   30 December 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments vi Corps Tactical Zones ix U.S. Armed Forces—Organizational Structure xi Military Occupational Specialties xiii Part I: My Vietnam 1. Introduction: The Boys of St. Joe's '65 1 2. When Memory Invades 9 3. A Boy's Life in the Berkshires 14 4. Boot Camp, Parris Island 25 5. First Tour: Okinawa/Vietnam, 1967–1968 35 6. Second Tour: Quantico/Vietnam, 1968–1971 54 Part II: Their Vietnam 7. Mike Gorman—Army Helicopter Crew Chief/Gunner 69 8. Russell Roulier—Marine Infantryman 82 9. Joe Daigneault—Marine Infantryman 95 10. Ron Racine—Army Mortarman 110 11. Pat Lupo—Army Mechanized Infantryman 127 12. Leo Chaput—Army Infantryman, Medic 141 13. Mike Chalifoux—Army Mechanized Infantryman 156 14. William ""Bill"" Buzzell—Army Artillery Unit 168 15. Gary DeMastrie—Navy, Brown Water Sailor 180 16. Jim Luczynski—Army Infantryman 192 17. Carol Bleau Boucher—War Protester 207 Epilogue 217 Appendix: Guide to Terms and Abbreviations 223 Index 227"

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A compelling true story of high school classmates, the Vietnam War, and the complexities of life thereafter, The Boys of St. Joe's '65 in the Vietnam War recounts the valor of these brave American heroes who, having worn our nation's uniform with honor and dignity overseas, returned to a country mired by protests, mistreatment, and something far less than a hero's welcome. If you haven't thanked a Vietnam veteran for his or her service, you'll want to do so after reading this book. --Senator Bob Dole; Dennis Pregent, a Vietnam veteran, has done a superb job in writing about a small group of service members who grew up together and served their country with honor. --John C. Doc Bahnsen, Retired Army Brigadier General and co-author of American Warrior: A Combat Memoir of Vietnam.

Author Information

Dennis G. Pregent is a retired vice president of human resources for Spalding, Evenflo, and ConAgra. He joined the Marines in his senior year of high school and served over the next six and a half years in a number of stateside posts as well as seventeen months in Vietnam during the years of 1967-68 and 1970-71. He lives in Garner, North Carolina.

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