Your War, My War: A Marine in Vietnam

by Donald F. Myers

Vietnam-Sergeant Myers emerges from the gloomy, smoke-filled jungle, armed with a M-16, ready to defend a code of honor that only men in battle, only true warriors, can fathom. With a mission to eliminate the enemy, he also thinks about the survival of his men. He believes his cause is just to fight for the freedom of his Vietnamese allies. Yet, he and his comrades are seduced by the savage mentality of combat. It is a daily life-or-death proposition, one that seeps into the darkest corners of a Marine's soul and penetrates the very core of his being, saturating the mind, body, and spirit of man. Donald F. Myers' "Your War,My War- A Marine in Vietnam" transports its readers into the ever present chaos and hysteria of active combat in the Vietnam War. His chronicle begins October 30,1967, Gio Linh, and spans sixteen months, following him through the drudgeries of military life. Each chapter represents a day's journal entry, juxtaposed with American newspapers that coincide with the entries, allowing the reader to envision the contrast of the American political and journalistic structure versus a day at battle, the reality of Vietnam. "Your War, My War" is the "Red Badge of Courage of the Vietnam War," says MGySgt Peter deConnick, USMC Ret. Fellow veteran, HM1 Ed "Doc" Thompson, USN Ret. FMF Corpsman Vietnam, proclaims it "a brilliantly constructed evocative memoir that vividly describes the horror, fear, frustration, and anguish we went through." "Your War, My War" provides a compelling and realistic account of how one strong-willed soldier survived the most controversial war in American History.

408 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tough to read, personal account of what it was really like in Vietnam.

[Scott Moritz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book by the most highly decorated Vietnam war veteran from Indiana. He also worked at the VA in Indy, where I worked, after he retired from the Marines. One of the other Marines in the book worked in the Engineering service for years and is friends with people I currently work with so neat connections.