Description This memoir of the Vietnam War is structured as a series of short stories that convey the emotional and physical landscape of the Vietnam War.
It is a window into the war from the perspective of the author, who served in a rapid response assault force, as 'the Marine.
' The reader shares the Marine's experience through a year of combat that tested his character and shaped his destiny.
Small joined the Marine Corps in 1969 at 19 years old, coming from a small .