We Were Americans

"We Were Americans is written from notes and memories of a time when young men were sent off to distant lands to fight a war most never understood?a time when soldiers returning home were not looked on favorably, even were put down for serving their nation. While names have been changed, the events are true and I felt I needed to write this for all those who did not return from Viet Nam. I ask that as you read it, look at the nearest seventeen-year-old and imagine that person alone in a jungle fighting to stay alive, and you may have a small glimpse into what American soldiers felt in a unpopular war far from home."