Author: James P. Coan
Published : 2004
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Pages: 319
This is a magnificent account of the battles, the suffering, the sacrifices and the enduring courage of the Marines who fought, bled and died on what Coan call "red-clay target". - Leatherneck...
The photo on the cover shows the author, Dr. Victor Westphall as a Navy ensign, a few months before he left for duty in the South Pacific during World War II. Standing beside him dressed in a youth's military uniform is his older son, David Westphall. He was three years old at the time of the photograph.
David was killed in action in Vietnam on May 22, 1968 at the age of 28 while serving as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
Author: Victor Westphall
Pages: 151
Year of Publicati...
Author : Carey J. Spearman
Year Published: 1999
Published by : Truman Publishing
Pages: 111
Vietnam Veterans Homecoming: Crossing the Line, is a straightforward but diverse account of one mans post-war journey toward homecoming and healing. It is a journey replete with memories of war and of childhood; of pain and sadness; of forigiving and hope. It is a journey which is just beginning, a mere thirty-plus years after the Vietnam war....
