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1.0 out of 5 stars
Author uses "literary license" to tell his tale, May 7, 2007
NOTE: TWO of the FIVE reviews were written by the author, himself. The four-star rating is inflated.
To have known very, very well, one of the main characters, Steve Chasin, a helicopter pilot shot down and killed in Cambodia along with three crew members, made into a mockery just because the author was trying to write a more exciting book, is absolutely unforgiveable. Literary license is one thing, but defaming the dead who cannot defend themselves is more than contemptible! What the author presented as non-fiction is almost all fiction concerning Chasin!
Chasin was a man with full loyalty, integrity, strength of character, and mentally very, very stable. The author presented Chasin as borderline insane and that is an unpardonable travesty of Steve's life. Chasin was admired tremendously throughout his life and by all of his Army buddies up until his last breath!
The author never even met him personally! How dare the author use lies to desecrate the memory of one of our Vietnam vets! This is completely unacceptable!
The right thing for the author to do is to take the book off the market so that the he can no longer profit.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Laughing with tears in my eyes, September 6, 2001
I laughed a lot, and cried a little here and there, but enjoyed it immensely and hated for it to end. Fascinating story for those of us who remember, who ever wondered about what really went on, and especially those of us who lost family there. He did not have a Guardian Angel who could stop as many bullets as Roger did. The Author did a magnificent job of letting us into his world. The love scenes were very well done, tender and touching. Thank you, Harold Hester
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good History Lesson, September 6, 2001
I really did enjoy reading this book. It was a good story a piece of history and it is definitely worth the buy. The Vets, especially the chopper pilots who read it will say, "Damn, I remember that stuff." Some will laugh, some won't but they will recognize the truth and enjoy the read at the same time.Although the book is factual it is not dry. The author manages to keep, and share with us the sense of humor that I am sure brought a lot of folks through their year in 'Nam. The Guardian Angels are a wonderful way of telling another part of the story. I for one have always believed in them and I figue they worked overtime in Vietnam and deserve their time in print also. With all that is written about those years, Mr. Hester brings to life Roger's year with both fun and sorrow, the way it was. The Glossary will be a big help to anyone not familiar with military jargon. Buy the book, read it and learn while you enjoy a very nicely put together piece of history
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