No Cats in Vietnam

No Cats in Vietnam, the Memoir of a Straightleg Engineer is a memoir that really was begun as a response to someone's suggestion. I swear. I have thought from time to time of writing something longer than a newspaper article on subjects ranging from Vietnam to gun control to conflict resolution, but this has seemed a necessary first step. Besides, I can get away with writing about my own life when that might be an impossible task on some other subject. It is "good training" as I was told many, many times in the army. Seriously, folks, this is my autobiography with as many warts as I can stand. I make no claim to be complete or completely honest. This is simply the way the book turned out. There were things I chose to omit, and I know there will be people who will take offense, but that is the way this book has to be. I have gone back in time as far as I could go without resorting to hypnosis to help me recall things that are only shadows. I have actually contemplated doing this, especially to bring back a few hours of my year in Vietnam, but it has not been recommended to me. I leave it at that. Without recounting the entire tale, I should say only that this book is an account of my entire life up until now with as much accuracy and humor as I can muster. If anyone's life is interesting, mine should be; I have been enough places and gone through enough excitement and pain to make it so. Enjoy.