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21 Months, 24 Days

A Blue-Collar Kid's Journey to the Vietnam War and Back

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21 Months, 24 Days is an engaging memoir of a blue-collar kid turned soldier. Threatened by the draft in the late 60s, he enlisted in the Army to avoid becoming a grunt, yet ended up one anyway. He endured a grueling war in Vietnam and then returned to a country too angry to care. While his journey took unexpected turns, his choices got him there, so he did his best to react positively and keep moving forward.

Udden delivers his story in a comfortable, friendly style. He conveys the experiences of basic training, advanced infantry training, and what it was like to live, work, guard, patrol, and fight in the jungle. The listener will feel the adrenalin rush of a firefight, the thrill of a wild ride dangling below a helicopter, and the humor in celebrating his 21st birthday on a firebase.

You will live through his journey exactly as he experienced it.

©2015 Richard Udden (P)2017 Richard Udden Military Veteran Vietnam War War Witty Vietnam War Memoir
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sorry but having read many accounts of war in Vietnam this is the most boring book I have ever read.

seriously boring

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