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Vietnam

There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle

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Vietnam

By: Jim "Doc" Purtell
Narrated by: Eric Martin
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In 1967, Jim Purtell left his small Midwestern town to join the US Army. He did so at a time when the country was pro-Vietnam and serving seemed an honorable thing to do. Little did he know that the tide would turn a mere six months later as drastically as it did.

Vietnam - There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle is a candid account of the time when he and several other combat vets found themselves conducting operations in the jungles of Vietnam during and after the Tet Offensive.

Purtell describes in gritty detail what it was like to live and fight with an infantry company only to return to anti-Vietnam sentiment so strong that he and his fellow veterans felt nobody cared about them or the sacrifices they made.

©2018 Jim Purtell (P)2018 Tantor Americas Military & War War Military US Army
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Don’t know much about this conflict, but his experience is well worth a listen and so sad so many life’s lost so close to going home.

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Brilliant account of a combat medic and his tour of duty on the front line

Overwhelming

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An enjoyable and honest account of a medic’s tour of duty with the Infantry in Vietnam. Would recommend this audible book😃

Enjoyable and honest account

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Another great story told my Vietnam veterans this book relays a different story through the eyes of a medic. I’ve read several books about Vietnam helicopter, pilots infantry soldiers. This one is one of the best.

Great book

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