"And so it begins, a detailed narrative laid bare . . . chicken feet and heads floating in soup, disturbing dreams of firing squads, octopus and beetle bugs piled on counters, hoards of vampire mosquitoes, pet puppies most villagers wanted to eat, 'sticky gobs of sweets on banana leaves,' and everything covered with flies. Black pajamas and barefoot, unique and unorthodox, Hoch dazzled the Vietnamese as well as his superior officers. . . Hoch emerged a true hero, no small feat compared to what later Vietnam vets went through when they returned home." ''Make Me Whole Dai Uy' - A Search for the Man in North End's Wes Hoch by Andy Rusnak - Editor, Composites Fabrication magazine (May and June 2000 issues) **** "If the men catch no fish on their long sea journeys, he goes hungry with them; if the mosquitoes are biting, he is fair game. If the area is dangerous, he shares in the danger. "He is a strange mixture of soldier, sailor, dentist, mechanic, linguist (he speaks a fractured Vietnamese), doctor and teacher. He claims to have no special proficiency in any of these things, but maintains that anything that one can do as an amateur is better than sitting around doing nothing at all. "A Legend In Remote Seas - Maine Navy Lieutenant Leads Viet Junks - Article in the Boston Sunday Globe dated October 20, 1963 by Orville Schell
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Two Real Life Heroes!!!,
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This review is from: Dai Uy Hoch: "A Legend In Remote Seas" (Paperback)
This is an incredibly interesting story about two real life heroes . . . guided by the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi.Wes Hoch manages to make his experiences in Vietname interesting, sad and funny . . . all in one book!! One of the most interesting stories I have ever read!!!!
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A must read!,
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This is a must read for those who want to know about some of the "special" missions our troops go on. It paints a perfect picture of the challenges and hardships one faces on these missions. I lived through a very similar experience and it is amazing how well Hoch has captured it.
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A story for Our Times,
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This is the tale of a young USN Lieutenant from Maine in South Vietnam in the early days of the conflict. He finds people in poverty, hunger and disease and determines that to do his job, build a fleet of junks to patrol the coast, he must help the people there. His efforts are re-enforced by his Vietnamese counter-part who estimates that 75% of the village has relatives in the VC or are apathetic to whatever government was in power in Saigon.By helping the people he makes his fleet possible and pulls the people toward the cause of freedom. His story should be read by everyone who goes to either Iraq or Afghanistan - it's the people stupid, not the politics.
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