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We Served In Silence
(Rated - R) Wild! Crazy! Absolutely INSANE people in charge of our national security in the Vietnam War!
A story of Army Security Agency agents in the Vietnam War in 1968. From the draft, basic training and spy training to the war. Their lives and loves are exposed and the characters come together to accomplish their missions on the ground, air and water.
The outcome of the war may depend on what may be described as "M*A*S*H" meets "Catch 22" in this action packed adventure.
The first novel in a quatrain. Watch for the next in the series "The Men Behind The Iron Curtain." It is about the Army Security Agency in Europe during the Cold War. To be released later this year. "The Dragon Hunters," a story about the ASA in Asia, will be released next year. The fourth novel has been started but has not yet been named.
The writing of the screenplay for "We Served In Silence" is in production. Buy your collector's copy today of this first issue of a story which can not be told in one book. (Rated - R)
Publisher and Editor Mrs. Glenn K. Fannin Jr. (Jo Fannin)
A story of Army Security Agency agents in the Vietnam War in 1968. From the draft, basic training and spy training to the war. Their lives and loves are exposed and the characters come together to accomplish their missions on the ground, air and water.
The outcome of the war may depend on what may be described as "M*A*S*H" meets "Catch 22" in this action packed adventure.
The first novel in a quatrain. Watch for the next in the series "The Men Behind The Iron Curtain." It is about the Army Security Agency in Europe during the Cold War. To be released later this year. "The Dragon Hunters," a story about the ASA in Asia, will be released next year. The fourth novel has been started but has not yet been named.
The writing of the screenplay for "We Served In Silence" is in production. Buy your collector's copy today of this first issue of a story which can not be told in one book. (Rated - R)
Publisher and Editor Mrs. Glenn K. Fannin Jr. (Jo Fannin)
586 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 20, 2013
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Glenn Fannin
12 books3 followersGlenn K. Fannin Jr. was born at Fairborn, Ohio (then Osborn) in 1948. "Age 64 with an eclectic, diverse background. Soldier, policeman, fireman, construction worker, contractor, employment agency manager, security manager, hospital non-clinical review writer, insurance agency owner, car salesman you name it." (Author's Edge Publishing Group 2009).
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July 7, 2021Pretty accurate description of my Army life.
May 25, 2013
This is an interesting and enjoyable book, particularly for ASA veterans, and probably even more so for Vietnam-era ASA veterans (who of course don't exist). Those without an industry background will still get the gist of the story (95% of which has nothing to do with operations) although some of the terminology might be confusing.
The book tells the tales of several soldiers who go into the ASA to avoid being drafted into a less desirable MOS, most of whom are given unrealistic expectations by their recruiters. (This is all pure fiction, of course!) We read about their last days at home, their training at Fort Devens, and their time in Vietnam. Much of the book is about drunken escapades and wenching, and there are several combat episodes that help us to remember there was a war going on.
A recurring theme of the book is that the best soldiers go unrecognized or come to bad ends thanks to the incompetence of senior NCOs. One imagines that the author may harbor some personal grudges against the Army, as do many veterans, but at times the book takes a bitter turn.
While the story is interesting, the prose is lackluster and the text is marred by many typos and punctuation errors that can be distracting. It would have benefited from a good editor.
The book tells the tales of several soldiers who go into the ASA to avoid being drafted into a less desirable MOS, most of whom are given unrealistic expectations by their recruiters. (This is all pure fiction, of course!) We read about their last days at home, their training at Fort Devens, and their time in Vietnam. Much of the book is about drunken escapades and wenching, and there are several combat episodes that help us to remember there was a war going on.
A recurring theme of the book is that the best soldiers go unrecognized or come to bad ends thanks to the incompetence of senior NCOs. One imagines that the author may harbor some personal grudges against the Army, as do many veterans, but at times the book takes a bitter turn.
While the story is interesting, the prose is lackluster and the text is marred by many typos and punctuation errors that can be distracting. It would have benefited from a good editor.
March 30, 2013
My goal, in writing "We Served In Silence" was to teleport the reader to the mindset, at the buildup of the Vietnam War, and dramatically portray the lives and loves of Army spies engaged in that war. The characters, events and places are composites of actual people and places.
Although spies, ASA agents were also soldiers, and subjected to military life. This fictional story proves, just like me and you, soldiers are people too.
Enjoy the read,
-=Glenn K. Fannin Jr.=-
Although spies, ASA agents were also soldiers, and subjected to military life. This fictional story proves, just like me and you, soldiers are people too.
Enjoy the read,
-=Glenn K. Fannin Jr.=-
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