Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Ivy Books; Reprint edition (September 23, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0804107920
ISBN-13: 978-0804107921
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.7 x 6.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (140 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #172,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #135 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Military > Vietnam War #236 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Historical > Asia #288 in Books > History > Military > United States > Vietnam War
This is one of the best personal accounts of the vietnam war.Kregg Jorgenson is one of my heros, but also one of Americas, heis decorated with the silver star, the bronze star and 3 purpleheartsKregg Jorgenson (KJ) tell his story how he lived it.KJ started his service in Vietnam with the 1 cavalry division, while at the repo center he decided to join the Ranger company of the 1 cav; Hotel company.After a short training period he started going out on patrols and soon got into his first firefight.A short while later his partol got into a more serious firefightthat saw the ATL and his best friend killed in action and anotherteam member woundet, KJ and his teamleader performed admirable, getting the whole team extrated under fire while fighting off the NVA.Even though that KJ felt that he had failed his teammates and his best friend, the division decidet that the Teamleader and KJ deserved the Silver star.Having lost confidence in himself as a ranger, KJ decidet to quit the Rangers, he tranfered to A troop ( aka Apache) of the 1/9.First he tried out the scouts, but his stomach could not handle the rollercoaster rides, he decides to join the infantry platoon of apache troop, the Blues.Here he served as a squadleader, and he did not mind walking point, some said that he enjoyed it.His service in apache troop got him inte several firefight, that saw him woundet two more times and earning a bronze star for valor.He also had the disputed honor of being shoot on camera while in a shootout with a NVA pointman, KJ killed the NVA pointman but was hit in both legs during in the process.so KJ had the "honor" of being called "the sarge who like to walk point", making him a national hero in an efternoon.
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