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Force Recon Diary, 1969 - The Riveting, True-to-Life Account of Survival and Death in One of the Most Highly Skilled Units in Vietnam

By: Ivy Books

Type: Novel - Softcover

Product Line: Military Novels (Ivy Books)


Product Info

Title
Force Recon Diary, 1969 - The Riveting, True-to-Life Account of Survival and Death in One of the Most Highly Skilled Units in Vietnam
Publisher
Category
Author
Major Bruce H. Norton
Publish Year
1991
Pages
272
Dimensions
4x6.75x.75"
NKG Part #
2148187871
Type
Novel - Softcover

Description

Elite and highly trained, the 3d Force Recon's eight-man teams were assigned to obtain vital information about NVA operations. Alone, the men of these small teams were sent behind enemy lines, where they all knew that a single mistake could cost everyone their lives.

United States Navy Hospital Corpsman Bruce Norton was the only navy corpsman to act as a Marine Force Recon Team Leader. In Force Recon Diary, 1969 Doc Norton chronicles his life, mission by mission, with the 3d Force Recon in the DMZ and the A Shau Valley. He describes the tense patrols, the supreme courage, the sacrifices—in ambushes and hot landing zones—that made this courageous company one of only two Marine units during the entire Vietnam War to receive the United States Army's Valorous Unit Citation.