Light Ruck: Vietnam 1969

By Tom Lacombe

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893846563
• ISBN13: 9781893846562
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Loft Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

light ruck

easy reading for me - probably because my unit operated near lacombe's. several incidents brought back memories,some good,some bad. overall, it was a good read and i would recommend it to both those who were there and tose who weren't.

I look forward to reading this a great deal

My best friends father is "Top" McManus who is documented in this book. I recall Mr. M talking of some, a very few of his times in the bush, and now I am very much looking forward to reading the "Real Deal" and to fill in the blanks that he left out. William "Top" McManus passed away on Dec 26th 2005. Another great Warrior gone on the meet up with his fellow solidiers that left us all those long years ago.

The good, the bad, the ugly . . . . .

Author Tom Lacombe was in Viet Nam fighting in the jungle about the same time I was flying Air Force aircraft overhead. At first I wondered if the reason I enjoyed it so much was because I could relate to the names and places he writes about. But friends and relatives who had never served in Viet Nam or ever visited the country have now read the book and feel the same as I do. It is not just for the vet. The book is written in laymens terms that can make anyone feel a part of the action. Reading his book provided renewed appreciation of the "grunt's" role. Regardless of how one thinks our government handled the war, Lacombe's book makes one think "thank god we have young people like this to protect our way of life!" It is a well written book and very interesting to read. It brought it all back .... the good, the bad, the ugly.