Why did the Admiral's son go underground? What is the chief-of-staff covering up? What is the involvement of the Public Affairs Senior Chief? Moveable Forts and Magazines explores the sibling themes of conscience and responsibility by examining the thoughts and feelings of two men-one young, innocent and practical; the other, older, experienced, and idealistic. Re-live six months in 1968 as you move from the skies over the Mekong Delta to the Admiral's headquarters to the anti-war group's coffee house. Officers, enlisted men, college students and newsmen act and interact, frequently on the...

Dick Rose spent a year in Vietnam (September 1967-September 1968) in Vietnam, as a Navy senior chief petty officer in Saigon and throughout the Mekong Delta. He was in charge of a team of twelve photojournalists who accompanied the forces of the Brown Water Navy, the rivers and canals of the Delta. He had fourteen combat missions, earning the Navy Commendation Medal with combat 'V', as well as the Combat Action Ribbon and various campaign ribbons. He wrote while in Vietnam, and for 25 years afterward-essays, commentaries and newsletter columns. He had to face the dilemma of telling his wife...