Drafted and served
Subtitle: Edward "Skip" Swain : one citizen soldier's experiences in Vietnam
By: by Stephen A. Banks
Publisher: S.A. Banks; Signature Book Printing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780981747330
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; American Personal narratives; Soldiers; Biography; Veterans
Other titles: Edward Skip Swain :; One citizen soldier's experiences in Vietnam
Description: The book was donated by the author in 2013 and is a memoir of Edward "Skip" Swain about his personal experiences in Vietnam as an enlisted man.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-316) and index.

Gift of Stephen A. Banks, 2013. 2013-55.

This is the story in the words and more than 150 photographs of Skip Swain - a young guy from Kenmore, New  York, who in 1968 at the age of nineteen was drafted and sent to Vietnam. The book focuses extensively on Swain's training and ultimate service as an infantryman with a one of a kind outfit: B Company "The Warlords," 123rd Aviation Battalion, Americal Division. The Warlords' unique and dangerous mission was to fly around looking for the enemy and when they found him, rather thank kill him, their goal was to "snatch" him for interrogation. The book recounts in detail Swain's and The Warlord's actions and contributions during his fourteen months in Vietnam. The Warlords earned them fame - as well as a bounty on their heads. Using the results of many hours of interviews, as well as hundreds of other sources including: Army records, unit histories, personal recollections, photos, e-mail, books, newspapers, magazines, and Web sites, the author tells the story - frequently in the men's own words - of the anxiety, the excitement, the sacrifices, the often humorous attempts to relieve stress, and the fear as Swain and his buddies did what our country asked of them.
Table of contents: title: The Letter; title: Induction; title: Basic training; title: Advanced individual training (RVN); title: Welcome to Vietnam; title: B Company (Aero Scout Co. Provisional), 123rd Aviation Battalion "The Warlords"; title: The New Guy; title: A rough month; title: The Reporter and The VC; title: Door gunners; title: A very exclusive fraternity; title: Ambushed?; title: Down time; title: Running to the fire; title: An even more exclusive fraternity; title: The Kit Carson Scout Incident; title: Being short; title: Going home.