Pathfinder
First In, Last Out: A Memoir of Vietnam
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December 1967: Richard Burns had just arrived in Vietnam as part of the fourteen-man 101st Pathfinder Detachment. Within just one month, during a holiday called Tet, the Communists would launch the largest single attack of the war--and he would be right in the thick of it. . . .
In Vietnam, Richard Burns operated in live-or-die situations, risking his life so that other men could keep theirs. As a Pathfinder--all too often alone in the middle of a hot LZ--he guided in helicopters disembarking troops, directed medevacs to retrieve the wounded, and organized extractions. As well as parachuting into areas and supervising the clearing of landing zones, Pathfinders acted as air-traffic controllers, keeping call signs, frequencies, and aircraft locations in their heads as they orchestrated takeoffs and landings, often under heavy enemy fire.
From Bien Hoa to Song Be to the deadly A Shau Valley, Burns recounts the battles that won him the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and numerous other decorations. This is the first and only book by a Pathfinder in Vietnam . . . or anywhere else.
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Great story.
It tells a story I had never read about. Pathfinder’s serving in Vietnam.
Pathfinder: First in Last out
God’s angel was sitting his shoulder the entire time he was in Vietnam. He had reason to be proud. When our servicemen arrived back from Vietnam I was so ashamed at how they were received by the ignoramuses that met them at the airports. I still feel shame, anger and humiliation that our soldiers weren’t welcomed home with love and compassion.
BKH
Excellent read, exciting and inspiring!