A Look Inside the Book

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Here's a taste of some of the stories of Army life contained in "In the Land of Nine Dragons: The 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry in Southeast Asia, 1966-1970":

• My First Night In Vietnam: Timing is everything
• C Rations (Or, What Did You Eat in the Field?)
• Trading AK-47s For The Good Life (Or, There Were Three Grades of Captured Weapons)
• Snakes: Practical Lessons in Herpetology
• Going In: Well, for Today Just a Tepid, Lukewarmish Sort of Landing Zone
• Thanksgiving DinnerS, 1968 (Or, The Special Meal Will Be Served a Little Late Today)
• If You’re In Hawaii, You’re Home! (Or, Not Everybody Waited for Their DEROS and Port Call)

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