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Masjid Morning – “Powerful novel about hate and intolerance” – K. Cunningham
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Canoedling in Cleveland – “A touching coming-of-age-tale” – Stanford Pritchard, novelist, poet, playwright.
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Well Considered–“A profoundly memorable and affecting novel”–Robert Fleming, AALBC.com
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Cologne No. 10 For Men – “A superb novel of the Vietnam war…compares favorably with CATCH-22 and M.A.S.H. The writing crackles with authenticity.” —Writer’s Digest
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"I love the way Wilfred recycles the bodies. That's fabulous stuff with a direct line to Heller's Catch-22 and perfectly captures the insanity of the Vietnam War."Skytroopers CD – Songs of war, peace and love from Vietnam, written by Richard Morris in 1967 in Vietnam, and recorded in 2007.
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Tag Archives: Bong Son
“The Vietnam War” Episode Five: “This Is What We Do” (July 1967 – Dec. 1967), Thursday, Sept. 21:
[What follows is a brief summary of Episode Five of the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick Special “The Vietnam War” along with my personal commentaries, songs, and writings about where I was during this period. – Former 1Lt. Richard Morris, A Co. 2nd Bn 5th Cavalry, … Continue reading
Fact or Fiction in Vietnam
In preparation for the October 25, 2014 (9:00 a.m.) book club discussion of Cologne No. 10 For Men at Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, MD, I thought I would prepare a detailed breakdown on what is fact and what is fiction in the novel, … Continue reading
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Kill Anything That Moves – The Real American War In Vietnam, by Nick Turse: A One-Sided View of the War
Nick Turse’s meticulously-researched investigations of American war crimes in Vietnam have gained him a Ridenhour Prize for Reportorial Distinction, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a fellowship at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. His bestselling work, Kill Anything That Moves, … Continue reading
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Honoring Veterans
For the third year in a row, I spent Veterans Day on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in the Memorial Day Writers’ Project tent (www.memorialdaywritersproject.com) near the Vietnam Memorial where a dozen of us honored our veterans with … Continue reading
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