"Rockin' Nam": The "Nam" story you never heard

by Huck Flyn

A 19-year-old musician gets orders to South Vietnam in 1970 ... within days, he lands a gig as the lead singer and guitarist of a rock band. He and the band have the wildest time, becoming the most popular band in 'Nam in 1971 (even filmed by ABC News at China Beach in Da Nang). However, throughout his time in ‘Nam, Huck battles the sex, the drugs, and the craziness of life in "Nam" while touring. His experience runs the chased by Thai officials while on R & R in Bangkok; thrown in a Saigon jail by military police for wearing a California flag sewn on the back of his fatigue jacket; performing at a POW camp (As U.S. was holding the enemy, some as young as 9) along with many other highs and lows. He starts to get cocky and jaded, but in the end, he realizes how much he and the band mean to his fellow GIs. On orders from General Abrahams (through General Westmoreland), they do a farewell, Woodstock-like concert for thousands of soldiers (sick from drugs and alcohol)...the band ROCKS! There wasn't a dry eye in the audience. He finally understands WHY he was over there and WHAT his role was, however, when he gets orders to go home, drugs are found in his system, and he has to stay an extra week in rehab (in a barbed-wire-type compound). Will he make it out of there? Will he ever make it back home? Will he be addicted when he gets home? Find out inside this incredible saga of a young musician’s time in “the Nam.” Dig into this unbelievable true story of one man … one year ... one band—360 days of Rockin' Nam!

282 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2013