Death Angel
A Vietnam Memoir of a Bearer of Death Messages to Families
Nonfiction, History, Military, Vietnam War, Asian, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Harry Spiller | ISBN: | 9780786487820 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | April 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Harry Spiller |
| ISBN: | 9780786487820 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | April 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The author enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17, with dreams of becoming a hero. Two years later, a disillusioned young sergeant returned from a tour of Vietnam, his new assignment, recruiting: finding a “few good men” for the Corps—and soon, too often, delivering death messages to the families of those he had recruited. Here are gut-wrenching memories of a Marine’s service in Vietnam, the grief of the parents, and the burden of guilt suffered by the bearer of the news.
The author enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17, with dreams of becoming a hero. Two years later, a disillusioned young sergeant returned from a tour of Vietnam, his new assignment, recruiting: finding a “few good men” for the Corps—and soon, too often, delivering death messages to the families of those he had recruited. Here are gut-wrenching memories of a Marine’s service in Vietnam, the grief of the parents, and the burden of guilt suffered by the bearer of the news.
