LEAVING THE ALAMO - Softcover

Dick Stanley

 
9781847286420: LEAVING THE ALAMO

Synopsis

Here are sixteen stories of middle-aged Texans, combat veterans of Vietnam, who are not in prison, panhandling, or sleeping under bridges. For the most part, they’ve learned to live with the judgments of their non-serving peers and the war that still goes on in their heads, although one also has murder on his mind.******* Dick Stanley is a retired daily newspaper staff writer in Austin, Texas. He fought in Vietnam in 1969 as an Army lieutenant and light-infantry senior advisor to a South Vietnamese militia unit in the I Corps tactical zone.

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Synopsis

Here are sixteen stories of middle-aged Texans, combat veterans of Vietnam, who are not in prison, panhandling, or sleeping under bridges. For the most part, they've learned to live with the judgments of their non-serving peers and the war that still goes on in their heads, although one also has murder on his mind.******* Dick Stanley is a retired daily newspaper staff writer in Austin, Texas. He fought in Vietnam in 1969 as an Army lieutenant and light-infantry senior advisor to a South Vietnamese militia unit in the I Corps tactical zone.

About the Author

Dick Stanley was drafted into the Army upon graduation from the
University of Maryland in 1967. He was commissioned from Infantry Officer
Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, and commanded troops in the 6th
Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Meade, Maryland. Trained in Special
Warfare, he commanded a light-infantry MACV advisory team to South
Vietnamese militia in the I Corps tactical zone in 1969.

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