Whether they were beating through razor-sharp elephant grass or spending all night soaked and shivering in the monsoon, walking into an ambush or getting caught in a hot LZ, sudden death for the First Recon was never far away. Second Lieutenant Paul Young had to be concerned not only with his own life but also with those of the men in his command. For Vietnam too often seemed like a monster with an insatiable appetite for blood.
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Whether they were beating through razor-sharp elephant grass or spending all night soaked and shivering in the monsoon, walking into an ambush or getting caught in a hot LZ, sudden death for the First Recon was never far away. Second Lieutenant Paul Young had to be concerned not only with his own life but also with those of the men in his command. For Vietnam too often seemed like a monster with an insatiable appetite for blood.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A tense,terrific story that fairly leaps off the page,
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This review is from: First Recon-Second to None (Mass Market Paperback)
Paul R Young really tells it like it happen I should know, I was a member of first recon One of Benoit's boys. As a former member of first Recon this book his been a terriffic way for us from Duckbill to tell our story.
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Excellent book that tells what Marine Recon REALLY is,
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I thought that this book was great in describing what Marine Recon really is which is quietly moving miles through rough terrain and then sitting around, trying to stay undetected, calling in air and artillery strikes on the enemy, and gathering information on the enemy to support the infantry. Also, Young really expressed what it was like to expierence war with the seperation from family, being fired upon with small arms fire and artillery and the loss of good friends.
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been there, done that,
This review is from: First Recon-Second to None (Mass Market Paperback)
I served with 1st force in vietnam in 67-68. Reading this book brought back alot of memories. Some good and some bad. The facts and stories were real and very much to the point. Great book.
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Recon couldn't have been farther from my mind as I sat outside the 1st Marine Division personnel office, wondering about my future. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
assistant patrol leader, battalion area, next patrol, harbor site, fighting holes, fire mission, second squad Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chu Lai, Marine Corps, Nui Dang, Sergeant Watkins, Captain Warren, Beacon Light, Sergeant Woo, Duc Pho, Thon Tham Khe, Camp Reasoner, Force Recon, Sergeant Browning, Antenna Valley, Chickie Pie, Dutch Oven, Lam Xuan, Valley Forge, Arc Light, Captain Hubble, Corporal Brown, Bravo Company, Captain Connelly, Charlie Ridge, Due Pho, Headquarters Company New!
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Recon couldn't have been farther from my mind as I sat outside the 1st Marine Division personnel office, wondering about my future. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
assistant patrol leader, battalion area, next patrol, harbor site, fighting holes, fire mission, second squad Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chu Lai, Marine Corps, Nui Dang, Sergeant Watkins, Captain Warren, Beacon Light, Sergeant Woo, Duc Pho, Thon Tham Khe, Camp Reasoner, Force Recon, Sergeant Browning, Antenna Valley, Chickie Pie, Dutch Oven, Lam Xuan, Valley Forge, Arc Light, Captain Hubble, Corporal Brown, Bravo Company, Captain Connelly, Charlie Ridge, Due Pho, Headquarters Company New!
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- The Bridges of Vietnam: From the Journals of a U.S. Marine Intelligence Officer by Fred L. Edwards Jr. on page 81, and Back Matter
- Stingray by Major Bruce H. Norton in Back Matter
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