Title: Left for dead : a second life after Vietnam /
Authors: Hovde, Jon.; Anderson, Maureen, 1958-
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Hovde, Jon.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans United States Biography; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Personal narratives, American; Disabled veterans United States Biography.
Abstract: "Jon Hovde's journey begins with despair and the struggle to stay alive and ends with hope and the inspiration to live. As a twenty-year-old soldier in Vietnam, Hovde lost an arm and a leg when the armored personnel carrier he was driving hit an antitank mine. He was nearly left for dead when the medic at the scene accidentally took his pulse in the arm that had been severed. For weeks, doctors gave Hovde very little chance of survival."
Contents: Death rolls in -- The darkest night -- Fifteen minutes to life -- Lucky guy -- Moving on -- Mr. Businessman -- After the wall -- Once a fighter -- Making a difference.