Last Full
Measure of Devotion: A Tribute to America's
Heroes of the Vietnam War
Last Full
Measure of Devotion: A Tribute to America's
Heroes of the Vietnam War
by Donald J. Farinacci
Published by (date): Authorhouse (November 2007)
ISBN:
9781434318572
Price:
Hardcover (6x9) - $13.70,
Paperback (6x9) - $8.70
Tags: Non-Fiction, Vietnam
There were no marching bands welcoming home returning
troops from Vietnam, no ticker-tape parades for its heroes and no
celebrations in Time Square. Instead, returning Vets were confronted
with a range of reactions, not the least of which were indifference,
silent disapproval, criticism, hostility and even contempt, in some
quarters, for their lack of cleverness in not avoiding service in a war
zone.
Most returning Vietnam warriors were bewildered by the reactions of
their fellow countrymen; but, then how could they possibly comprehend
the psychological phenomenon which was only beginning to take hold and
would later be named the "Vietnam Syndrome", a phenomenon which, at its
extremes, was manifested in a revulsion to all things military? Even
those who were proud of the returning servicemen and women were hardly
effusive in their praise and greeted them with only muted enthusiasm.
The author chronicles 22 individual stories of men who fought and
served during the Vietnam War. The stories of these courageous men are
very graphically detailed, including the first large scale test of our
fighting men at the battle of Ira Drang. The lives of these men,
including the stories of men who were awarded the Medal of Honor, can be
summed up in a quote from the book; “Not for fame or reward, not for
place or for rank, but in simple obedience to duty, as they understood
it”.
These are stories of men of uncommon valor. Well told.
Review by Jim Stewart, MWSA Reviewer (2007)
Other Reviews:
Farinacci does a fantastic job of bringing the action
to life...I highly recommend this book.
50th Infantry Assoc. Book Reviewer
'A Great Book.'
Robert R. McMillan, former Commissioner of the Panama Canal: