Door Gunner: a memoir of Vietnam: before during after

By mr. ernest p. garcia

Door Gunner is the true story of Ernest P. Garcia who grew up a poor but proud Hispanic kid in the border town of McAllen Texas. As a teenager he joined the army, was trained as a helicopter avionics specialist but soon would volunteer to take on the legendary dangerous task of Helicopter Door Gunner with the Air Cav in South Vietnam. Door Gunner takes us thru his experiences in that war, his coming home to Texas, his working as an oil field rough neck, his attempts to find peace with the ghosts of Vietnam and the violence and loss he suffered. In 1979 Ernest and his family lost everything on "Terrible Tuesday" when Witchita Texas was devastated by tornadoes.When a veteran's organization offers him help to get his family back on their feet Ernest finds a cause that will ultimately help him come to terms with the horrors of war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481258095
• ISBN13: 9781481258098
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"