A remarkably detailed account of service and sacrifice, Cong Catchers: A Soldier’s Memories of Vietnam by Lee Halverson offers an unvarnished glimpse at the duty, belief, and brotherhood that fueled a tragic conflict. Drafted at the peak of the Vietnam War, the author chronicles his uncommon experiences overseas and back home with earnest prose borne from insightful powers of observation. Woven together with off-the-cuff philosophy, soulful reflections on patriotism and morality, bursts of bravery, musings on the purity of animals, and unwavering love for both his wife and the Christian faith, this is a military memoir like few others, focusing on the personal and the spiritual as well as the day to day of military life, resulting in a heartfelt snapshot of history.
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