Borrowed Time: A Medic's View of the Vietnam War
After a distinguished 20-year career in the Army, author Charles Kinney retired to Orange, Texas. Subsequently he worked in security for an art museum for 9 years, and then he decided to obtain a college degree. Upon graduation from college, he worked for 2 years as a Registered Respiratory Therapist in nearby Beaumont, Texas. In the early 1990s, Mr. Kinney and his wife, Linda, decided to open an animal care and boarding facility called Peaceful Acres. Clients drive all the way from Houston to board their pets with the Kinneys.Mr. Kinney is active in the community, volunteering his time and services for a variety of causes, including performing military funerals as part of a burial team with the Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group headed by Rev. Marv Howland. A trustee of the 7th Cavalry Association, Mr. Kinney was one of a select group invited to attend the Fort Hood, Texas, premiere of the recent movie We Were Soldiers, which was about the battle at LZ X-Ray fought by 7th Cavalry units in Vietnam.Recently Mr. Kinney was selected as the Vietnam Veteran of the Year for southeast Texas. Beloved by friends and family alike, he is a favorite of the local news media.