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Pop Smoke: The Story of One Marine Rifle Platoon in Vietnam; Who They Were, What They Did, What They Learned
In this gritty memoir, Vietnam combat veteran Second Lieutenant Bill Lindsay presents an uncensored, straightforward, hard-hitting account of his experiences in the Marine Corps 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment during the Vietnam War, where he served as a Marine rifle platoon commander in 1970.
Lindsay walks the reader through the danger, the heat, the emotions, and the fear that American Marines felt as they navigated the perils of everyday life during this controversial war. All of the men he served with were volunteers, nearly all inexperienced in combat, and many not even old enough to drink. His vivid memories of those difficult, sometimes heroic times bring alive the gutsy experiences of a Marine rifle platoon commander and those of the men with whom he served.
The author's real life experiences dispel many myths and images of what these men were like, what they did, and how they behaved. This memoir gives readers the unvarnished truth about what it meant to be a Marine in Vietnam.
Lindsay walks the reader through the danger, the heat, the emotions, and the fear that American Marines felt as they navigated the perils of everyday life during this controversial war. All of the men he served with were volunteers, nearly all inexperienced in combat, and many not even old enough to drink. His vivid memories of those difficult, sometimes heroic times bring alive the gutsy experiences of a Marine rifle platoon commander and those of the men with whom he served.
The author's real life experiences dispel many myths and images of what these men were like, what they did, and how they behaved. This memoir gives readers the unvarnished truth about what it meant to be a Marine in Vietnam.
221 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 11, 2020
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Bill Lindsay
10 books5 followersJust released my third book. Mardi Gras Ripper E-book, The Bones of Jack, and Curse of a Devil are my three seIf-published books. I have acted in LCAC shows, My 7ft. Red Skelton Freddie the Freeloader sculpture is in Vincennes, IN. at the museum and Hollywood Store. My Marilyn Monroe painting, Marilyn in Red is featured in Marilyn in Art book by Roger Taylor. My interview with Talk Story Radio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMdzX..., I have played such characters as Wizard of Oz, God, Singing
Pirate, Plastic surgeon (Dr. Einstein), Sea Captain, Pyromaniac, Dog-poisoning old Woman (Pearl Burris), Armond Goldman, football coach, Beverly Carlton. Check out the video trailer for E-book Mardi Gras Ripper:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nm7d...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMdzX..., I have played such characters as Wizard of Oz, God, Singing
Pirate, Plastic surgeon (Dr. Einstein), Sea Captain, Pyromaniac, Dog-poisoning old Woman (Pearl Burris), Armond Goldman, football coach, Beverly Carlton. Check out the video trailer for E-book Mardi Gras Ripper:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nm7d...
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August 12, 2022
Gripping
From the beginning, the author takes a hold of you, and pulls you through the story. Ask the synopsis says this is a gritty account of the Vietnam War from the front lines. This book was is certainly worth the read, I loved every minute of it, the emotions the terror the courage and bravery that these men had to show and endure is something we have not seen since. A compelling account of a terrible time.
From the beginning, the author takes a hold of you, and pulls you through the story. Ask the synopsis says this is a gritty account of the Vietnam War from the front lines. This book was is certainly worth the read, I loved every minute of it, the emotions the terror the courage and bravery that these men had to show and endure is something we have not seen since. A compelling account of a terrible time.
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