Author : Pierre Gerard
Release : 2018
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 16X/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis The Dancing Leaves: Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn by : Pierre Gerard
Download or read book The Dancing Leaves: Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn written by Pierre Gerard. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriam Press Vietnam War Fiction Series. Although written as fiction, this work is based on the author's personal experiences as a Vietnam veteran encountering other vets at the Veterans Administration (VA) in New York City at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. The author served in the U.S. Army, Security Police, and Soc Trang, Vietnam during his 1967-1968 tour of duty. Some of the chapters: The Bunker; Welcome to the VA; A Soft Gauze Over Their Wounded Minds; A Mentor: A Case Officer's Case Officer; The War Hero; Thousand-Meter Stare; They Wear Their Ribbons Inside Their Hearts; Psychiatric Trauma Unit; Shrapnel Was Deeply Embedded in His Psyche; Dirty Business; Phoenix Program; Anything for You, My Brother; Just Before the Spring of the Betty Went Off; Flashback; You're My Friend, I Won't Question It; Clenching and Unclenching His Fists; The Face of the Nameless Would Appear Before Him at Night; Green Explosion: The Vietnam Experience. Includes 41 author photos depicting his time in Vietnam.