I want to thank Cpl. Lane for being brave enough to share his story with the world and have to relive so much of it in order to do so. Because too many of our Vietnam War veterans returned to an ungrateful nation, I hope Lane’s book becomes a bestseller and turns into a movie so a grateful nation today can honor these fallen heroes and freedom fighters.
~Chuck Norris, Actor, Martial artist, Film Producer
So many of us have never had to experience the horrors of war or the hurdles of returning to a normal life afterward. This really gave me new appreciation for the sacrifices these soldiers made for us. Danny’s story of his combat in Vietnam is told in visceral, gripping detail with moment-to-moment suspense. Mark Bowser narrative keeps you guessing as he bounces between modern day and wartime, even throwing some twists at you that you won’t expect.
~Cory Edwards, Writer/Director of Hoodwinked
Danny Lane and Mark Bowser have written an exciting roller coaster of an adventure. The amazing thing is that it is a true story. Some Gave It All grabbed me from the first paragraph and wouldn’t let go until the last word.
~Pat Williams, Orlando Magic senior vice president, Author of The Success Intersection
Some Gave It All shows the horror of war and the emotional toll and recovery of a real American hero, Danny Lane. Without brave Marines like Danny Lane, we would not be free. After reading this book, I will never forget that.
~Lee Cockerell , Executive Vice President, Walt Disney World® Resort (Ret.) and best-selling author of Creating Magic, The Customer Rules, Time Management Magic and Career Magic
Some Gave It All keeps you on the edge of your seat! The action is non-stop and Danny’s struggle to survive is gripping and intense. Danny was a hell of a cop. I loved working with him and knew when going through a door together; he always had my back.
~Richard Kemp, ATF Resident in Charge, Special Federal Agent (Ret.)
This is an amazing story of courage and sacrifice. I’m almost at a loss for words. Every God-fearing American ought to read this. It’ll get your heart pounding, and you’ll be forever grateful for the men and women who keep this country safe, including American hero Danny Lane. I am proud to have him on my staff as a combat tactics instructor.
~Jason Hanson, Former CIA Officer, author of the New York Times Bestseller Spy Secrets that Can Save Your Life
Some Gave it All is a must read for every red blooded American!
~Colonel Phil Torres, U. S. Marine Corps
Some Gave it All is a must read for anyone who wants the real skinny on the brotherhood of combat…you will find yourself mesmerized and brought into the action like never before.”
~John Ligato, Marine, FBI Special Agent(Ret.), author of the John Booker Series
Gripping! Suspenseful…the more I read, the more the storyline came to life and the more immersed I became!
~Colonel Steven B. Vitali, USMC (Ret.)
Some Gave it All… brutally powerful, inspiring depiction of sacrifice, honor and faith…It reads like an action movie.
~Art Camacho, Award Winning Motion Picture Director
Danny Lane is a highly, decorated Vietnam War Marine veteran whose decorations include two Purple Hearts, Marine Combat Action Medal and several other commendations. In his biography, Some Gave It All: Through the Fire of the Vietnam
Lane and co-author Mark Bowser write: “It was November 20, 1968, and Danny and his fellow Marines sat on the cold, wet tarmac in full combat gear awaiting liftoff. That’s a sentence filled with mystery and malice—foreboding, too.
Lane writes that he found himself wondering what he had got himself into. He was nineteen years old. Two days earlier he had been home, in total security. Now he and his fire team were about to enter the dense jungle of Southeast Asia where the Viet Cong would pursue them relentlessly.
It took Danny Lane fifty years to tell his story. Now here it is for all of us to appreciate and dwell upon, including those of us who served in the Vietnam War but never got near the jungle. Having your helicopter shot down is a decisive way to come into contact with the jungle and with the NVA.
This book reads like the draft for a blockbuster Hollywood movie, packed with action and adventure. The reader has a front-row seat to follow Lane and his comrades into the intense life of all-but endless combat that these young men endured.
The men were participating in Operation Meade River. It was late 1968, and Danny Lane was a grunt with the 3rd Battalion/5th Marines in the 1st Marine Division. His book ricochets back and forth between modern day and the war, and Lane tosses some curves that we could not begin to predict.
The book is smoothly written, and free from most of the usual Vietnam War memoir clichés. And it’s a spellbinder with a roller-coaster action plot.
Those of us who enjoy and seek out infantry stories filled with action have nothing to complain about with this fine book. Danny Lane has done himself proud. He and his co-author, Mark Bowser, have concocted a winner. I recommend you get a copy of this fine book.
~Marc Leepson, Arts Editor, Vietnam Veterans of America
