Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue xiii
CHAPTER 1 Remembering My Platoon Brothers 17
CHAPTER 2 Searching for and Finding First Platoon 23
CHAPTER 3 Meeting Platoon Members After 46 Years 31
CHAPTER 4 The Plan for a Reunion 49
CHAPTER 5 Meeting Another Platoon Brother 53
CHAPTER 6 At Last the Platoon Is Together: The Reunion 57
CHAPTER 7 Overwhelmed by Reliving My Time in War 81
CHAPTER 8 Trip Preparation for Vietnam 87
CHAPTER 9 Planning Our Return 95
CHAPTER 10 Gathering for the Return to Nam 107
CHAPTER 11 Our Journey Back to Vietnam Begins 111
CHAPTER 12 Landing In-Country the Second Time 117
CHAPTER 13 With a Sunrise in Vietnam, the Adventure Begins 127
CHAPTER 14 A Roller Coaster Ride of Emotions 133
CHAPTER 15 The Field Where I Died 145
CHAPTER 16 Horseshoe and the River Where We Bathed 151
CHAPTER 17 Mike and I Will Be Forever Changed 155
CHAPTER 18 Easy Duty at the Airfield 165
CHAPTER 19 Hilltop Where Bruce Died 169
CHAPTER 20 Going Back to Headquarters 173
CHAPTER 21 Unforgettable Days at the Rice Bowl 177
CHAPTER 22 The Damn Fire 185
CHAPTER 23 An Island and a Bridge 189
CHAPTER 24 Memorial for a Massacre 197
CHAPTER 25 So Many Memories 205
CHAPTER 26 Last Day in Vietnam for the Second Time 215
CHAPTER 27 Going Home for the Last Time 223
Afterword 231
Remembering the Fallen 247
Postscript: My Best Friend and Oldest Son 249
Appendices
Appendix A: Daily Journal Abbreviations Explained 271
Appendix B: Fire Support Base Hill 4-11 and Surrounding Area 277
Appendix C: The Fire 287
Appendix D: Fire Support Base Charlie Brown and Bridge 289
Appendix E: Our First Loss, Fire Support Base Debbie, and the Rice Bowl 291
Appendix F: Fire Support Base Bronco 297
Appendix G: Combat Center 299
About the Author 301
