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Troubled Sleep
By David Rozzell
In 1969, David Rozzell was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Vietnam as a combat medic to serve as a combat medic with C Company, 15th Medical Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division.
In Vietnam, Rozzell was thrust into life-or-death situations daily, many far beyond his training as a medic. “He was performing surgeries he didn’t know how to do,” his sister explains. “Either he did them or this person was going to die. And I think that really, really messed his mental balance up.” In Troubled Sleep, David chronicles his journey from deployment to return home, creating an empathetic, often humorous, study of the men he met as he navigated military protocol and the brutal realities of combat surgery. These stories, intensely embroiled in the horrors of war, describe moments of peace and compassion and reveal a deep respect for humanity.
When David returned home, he could not calm the war that raged in his mind. A creative writing group with fellow veterans helped him come to terms with some of his mental anguish.
Troubled Sleep is a memoir of David’s experience during the Vietnam War and a testament to the benefits of writing therapy in a life-long journey toward healing.
$17.00
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Duty to Serve, Duty to Conscience
By James C. Kearney and William H. Clamurro
Co-written by one of our flight medics in the 70-71 timeframe. It's an
interesting look at the conscience objector side of being the the armed
forces.
Despite all that has been written about Vietnam, the story of the 1-A-O
conscientious objector, who agreed to put on a uni-form and serve in the
field without weapons rather than accept alternative service outside the
military, has received scarce atten-tion. This joint memoir by two 1-A-O
combat medics, James C. Kearney and William H. Clamurro, represents a
unique approach to the subject. It is a blend of their personal
narratives—with select Vietnam poems by Clamurro—to illustrate
noncombatant objection as a unique and relatively unknown form of
Vietnam War protest.
$18.30
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A Bullet Through the Helmet
By Doug Moore
This book gives a great look into the beginning of the air ambulance system in Vietnam. We later air ambulance crews might forget how tenuous the air ambulance system was in 1964 and 1965. If you flew in a medical evacuation helicopter in the late sixties or early seventies, you were enjoying the arduous work done by our earlier brothers. This book is an exciting look into history through individual war stories
told by the author.
"This book is dedicated to the heroic men who served with medical evacuation helicopter units during the Vietnam War. Because of their commitment to the mission, more than 850,000 patients were flown to life and limb-saving care during that conflict. While doing so, 213 of our Nation's best pilots, medics, crew chiefs, and gunners (gunners added to the original dedication by Webmeister) lost their lives. Those who survived should remember them and honor their service every day.
With that in mind, I want readers to know that any income derived from the sale of this book will go directly to the American Huey 369 Organization, a nonprofit organization located on Grissom Air Force Base, Peru, Indiana. The name derived from the tail number of a Dust Off medical evacuation helicopter that was flown during the Vietnam War.”
$12.95
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Dustoff and Medevac Vietnam
By Phil Marshall
Vietnam helicopter rescue missions as told by the men who flew them
assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, 44th Med Bde, and 101st Airborne.
Stories by Art Jacobs, Dennis Schmidt, Dave Barnum, and Fred McKellar.
All are absolutely true with no embellishments. Laugh with them, cry
with them, experience as best you can what they experienced. These are
the real stories of the helicopter crewmen who sometimes sacrificed
all...so that others may live.
Phil Marshall served as an Army Warrant Officer helicopter pilot in
1969 with the 237th Medical Detachment (HA). As one of the many crewmen
who flew Huey helicopters to rescue sick, wounded, and dying troops, he
became acutely aware of the sacrifices the men who flew these missions
made. He was wounded on an insecure night mission. This is the second
book in a series of books documenting the missions they flew;
documenting these missions before the crewmembers who flew them all pass
away, hopefully to a special place where they will be rewarded for their
noble actions.
$19.95
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Vietnam War, Army Helicopter nose art
By John Brennan
Add to your aviation library with the following Vietnam War helicopter
books. In total, they contain over 1,000 color photos + captions of Army
helicopter nose art. In total, they contain over 5,000 documented
helicopter names. In total, they contain over 400
anecdotes/quotations/stories by pilots + crew.
My two former publishers, Stackpole Books (V.1, 2012 +
V.2, 2014) and Fonthill Media (V.1, 2017 + V.2, 2021),
have informed me that their inventory of these four books have
completely sold-out. However, the following dealers currently have my
books for sale: Bookfinder, Alibris, Powell's, Abe Books,
Books-A-Million, Bookshop, Hamilton, The Book Cellar, Historic
Aviation. Also, don't forget about EBAY too.
I'm John Brennan, author, former SP5, 114 AHC, 1970-71,
Vinh Long AAF, Mekong Delta
Payment is by check, money order or PayPal.
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rescue under fire
By John L. Cook
A
great read. Don't let the Dust Off turn you away from this book -
Medevac is chronicled also. This is the definitive history of the
beginning of the DUSTOFF/Medevac legacy. Guaranteed you will come away
with a greater appreciation about the trials the first few air ambulance
units had to go through in the early '60s. Learn about the NVA/VC being
taught to aim for the red crosses and about waiting until the wounded
were loaded before trying to shoot down air ambulances. Also learn about
the "albino" experiment about painting 1st Cav Medevacs all white. This
book is just a super history lesson that's a "must read!"
$17.30
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So That Others May Live
By D.T. McGuff
D.T. McGuff has crafted a deft account of his struggles as a combat medic in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. The
powerful narration inserts you in the middle of the complexities of the Vietnam War and life in the boonies with
the First Air Cavalry Division's Bravo Company, 2n platoon and later with harrowing Medevac rescue missions.
You'll feel as if you're right alongside "Doc" McGuff whether walking the endless, mind numbing jungle trails
or falling from one hundred and fifty feet in a bullet riddled Medevac.
So That Others May Live chronicles the strangely compelling adventures and personal struggles of a nineteen year
old caught up in a battle to save human lives in a world bent on destroying them. This painfully honest account
of the mind-blowing roll of a combat medic takes you on a terrifying, confusing and sometimes humorous journey
that depicts how one American son evolves from naive nineteen year old to disillusioned combat veteran.
$19.95
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