My First Review

Last night I received my first review from Skip Shirks, a rifleman in my platoon, and character in Where Is Crusader Rabbit, Now That We Really Need Him? What makes this special is Skip was there with me. He was very typical of the kind of young man the US Army sent to Vietnam, smart, caring about his fellows and tough. If Skip had your back, you knew things were OK. At his own peril he rescued a fellow platoon member, who was being swept away by a flooded stream, and for that received the Soldier's Medal, the highest award given for non-combat bravery. I had lost my grip on the man, and to this day, I thank Skip, as had he drowned that day, I would have felt the guilt to this day and beyond.
If I had to do it all over again, I hope that I would have people like Skip Shirks around.
The book is written for all the young men who served honorably and bravely as he did.
Hi Bill
I just finished reading your book. Great job.I think you told the story of the grunt better than I have ever read before. I had forgotten a lot of things that you brought back to mermory, I knew just about everybody you had in the book. plus you filled in a lot of blanks i had about as to where we were and what we were doing. you nailed it good
skip