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Strange but True Stories of the Vietnam War

Kregg P. Jorgenson

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English

Fawcett
30 January 2001

Asian history; History of the Americas; Vietnam War

Strange but True Stories of the Vietnam War

AMERICAN BOYS AT WAR IN VIETNAM--AND INVOLVED IN INCIDENTS YOU WON'T FIND IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

In this compelling, highly unusual collection of amazing but true stories, U.S. soldiers reveal fantastic, almost unbelievable events that occurred in places ranging from the deadly Central Highlands to the Cong-infested Mekong Delta.

""Finders Keepers"" became the sacred byword for one exhausted recon team who stumbled upon a fortune worth more than $500,000--and managed, with a little American ingenuity, to relocate the bounty to the States. Jorgenson also chronicles Marine Sergeant James Henderson's incredible journey back from the dead, shares a surreal chopper rescue, and recounts some heart-stopping details of the life--and death--of one of America's greatest unsung heroes, a soldier who won more medals than Audie Murphy and Sergeant York.

Whether occurring in the bloody, fiery chaos of sudden ambushes or during the endless nights of silent, gnawing menace spent behind enemy lines, these stories of war are truly beaucoup dinky dau . . . and ultimately unforgettable.

By: Kregg P. Jorgenson
Imprint: Fawcett
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 170mm, Width: 107mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 142g
ISBN: 9780804115988
ISBN 10: 0804115982
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 January 2001
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kregg P.J. Jorgenson spent seven years in the U.S. Army; three as an infantryman, four as a journalist. After surviving a number of missions as an LRRP with Hotel Company, 75th Infantry (Airborne), Jorgenson transferred to Alpha (AKA Apache) Troop, 1st of the 9th Air Cavalry unit, where he walked point for its reaction force, the Blues. He has the singular distinction of having been shot while on a patrol that was mounted to show TV journalist Richard Threlkeld what the ""real war"" was like, then being interviewed by Threlkeld as he was evacuated. He is also the author of Acceptable Loss- An Infantry Soldier's Perspective and MIA Rescue- LRRPs in Cambodia.