Author | : American Legion |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 946 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : American Legion |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 946 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : R. D. Lumpkin |
Publisher | : Publishamerica Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2011-06-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781462609703 |
Author | : Ken Welch |
Publisher | : Ken Welch |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2010-03-17 |
Genre | : Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
ISBN | : 9781432755256 |
In 1963, communist insurgency was in it's infancy. Then South Vietnam's President was assassinated and it's government was in turmoil. Soon America found itself embroiled in war and secret wars. The enemy suffered horrible casualties but were handed victory.
Author | : Allen J. Lynch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2019-03-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780998968926 |
The author recounts his life experiences, from growing up on Chicago's South Side and living through several years of intense bullying, to his Army service in Vietnam and his acts that earned the Medal of Honor, to his life after military service and grappling with PTSD.
Author | : William Bonk |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2020-10-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781943226511 |
Author William Bonk raises awareness and provides a critical resource for thousands potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals at shuttered Fort McClellan in Alabama. Bonk, a licensed private investigator, draws attention to the real possibility that veterans, their families, and civilians once assigned to now-closed Fort McClellan (FMC), Alabama were subjected to hazardous environmental conditions to include chemical weapon material and toxic chemicals starting in the early 1950s and continuing through 1999 and beyond. "I want to attract the attention of the 535 members of the U.S. Congress," said Bonk, also a retired supervisory criminal investigator and former U.S. Army military police trainee who trained at FMC. I want them to be able to have a reason to move forward with a FMC health registry and work toward a presumption within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that FMC veterans were adversely affected by exposure to dangerous contaminants." The sad reality according to Bonk is that, "because of latency, dosage, time, and risk factors, FMC veterans have to fight individually to attempt to prove an in- service event and the service connection with a nexus between the two. In most cases, they were unknowingly exposed to a plethora of contaminants, making any argument difficult to prove." Bonk establishes a timeline and meticulously traces the post's historical use of hazardous materials, such as chemical weapons material, ionizing radiation, pesticides, and heavy metals. Bonk bases his findings on data from public U.S. government reports, open source news articles, and multiple interviews with trainees and trainers stationed at FMC, which was comprised of almost 50,000 acres and originally home to the U.S. Army's Military Police and Chemical Schools. The reports often reveal ambiguity, uncertainty, speculation, and a total lack of due diligence when rendering conclusions and recommendations regarding contaminated parcels.
Author | : William Pencak |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A history of the years between the two world wars discusses the founding of the American Legion in 1919 and its contributions to patriotism, veterans and communities throughout the nation.
Author | : Harry Wagner |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2018-04-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781987792416 |
If you cut the head off of the snake, the snake dies. That was the opening statement of a briefing I attended in Vietnam 1966. In short, the American strategy for victory in Vietnam was to kill the leaders and anyone who happened to be in the path of the leaders, whether they were soldiers or civilians, government officials or innocent women and children. Through my work with the Embassy, IFFV General Staff, Psychological Operations, and Phoenix, I developed a strategy that was counter to what the military was doing, but successful in situations involving civilian populations; Persuasion with Relevance as developed in Peace Team Forward. The Headless Snake is my firsthand account of Vietnam 1966-1968, not through the eyes of a bureaucrat or soldier, but someone who made a difference then, and can transition our military to make a difference now. The US military is representing every American in each deployment outside of our country. Are you satisfied with how the world sees you? I'm not, and I have a strategic plan that was tested successfully in Vietnam and is even more applicable today. The Headless Snake is a unique combination of Vietnam War history and practical theory for a country desperately in need for change.