America's involvement in the Vietnam War created much controversy in its time. Violent demonstrations and fiery debates filled the evening news in the 60s. Vietnam veterans returning from over seas quite often experienced dejection and were demonized by some segments of society. While this was going on, the ordinary soldier in Vietnam was experiencing his own world of hardships and survival. This book is about the facts of everyday life in war zone c. It involves my firsthand experiences along with the experiences of other soldiers. After presenting the true narratives, poems have been...

The world around us is truly a wonder; not only our created physical environment, but also actions by people and things which create emotions, moods, and attitudes that when properly described will give us mental pictures we could not have perceived before hand. This is where poetry comes in. It delves into the deeper meanings which quite often are missed by prose. Poetry is much like riddles which are offered for the interpretation of their sometimes mysterious meaning. It is not meant to explain as much as to provide an avenue for the reader to find one's own explanation. It's much like...

Although cheese is happiness to a rat, our forefathers knew that the abnormally hectic drive of making money to obtain more cheese in their own lives was a false endeavor. The end could never justify the means. Running the rat race might bring them more money, but it would not bring them more cheese. This book contains humorous anecdotes of the laid back era of yesteryear.