Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam: My Year as a Black Scarf
Douglas Beed
Oct 2017 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner
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Author Doug Beed relates his memories of the men and missions during his year (1968-69) as a combat soldier with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam. After two years of college he couldn't afford to continue, so he was forced to relinquish his student deferment and enter the draft. He tried various strategies to get a non-combat job; nevertheless, he ended up in the infantry and was assigned to Vietnam. The stories in this book depict the year Doug spent in Alpha Company, where he spent days on patrols finding and killing North Vietnamese soldiers along the hundreds of miles of trails heading for the Saigon. These stories range from funny to tragic, from uplifting to extremely frustrating, and from touching to horrifying. This book gives the listener a sense of life in the infantry in 1968 and 1969.
About the author
After serving in the Army, Douglas Beed worked in construction and maintenance, and then began teaching at several community colleges. He finished his career as a professor at Hawkeye Community College, from which he retired in 2010. Douglas lives with his wife in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.
Malcolm Hillgartner is an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. An AudioFile Best Voice of 2013 and the recipient of several Earphones Awards, he has narrated over 175 audiobooks.
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