Vietnam Did It

A shy, immature, reluctant young soldier finds himself on a darkened jet, making his descent onto an airfield in Vietnam.

What Larry Long didn’t realize, however, was that he was also descending into a hole of pot, booze, and pills—one that would take him years to escape.
In this memoir, he looks back at his army service, beginning with the worst eight weeks of his life: basic training. During that time, he didn’t make any friends or gain any self-confidence. All he did was long for home.
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