Touched by the dragon
Subtitle: experiences of Vietnam veterans from Newport County, Rhode Island
By: compiled and edited by Frank L. Grzyb ; introduction by Senator John F. Kerry.
Contributors: Grzyb, Frank L., 1946-
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: West Lafayette, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States -- Interviews.; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Rhode Island -- Newport -- Interviews.
Description: Touched by the Dragon is a collection of gripping narratives of Vietnam veterans from Newport County, Rhode Island. We learn of the experiences of men and women, the enlisted and officers, those in combat and those behind the lines, in a way that resonates far beyond Rhode Island. What makes this book truly unique is its absence of literary pretensions. These oral accounts speak in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact way.

Personalities emerge as the veterans discuss their prewar days, their training and preparation for Vietnam, their in-country experiences - some heroic, some frightening, some amusing, some nearly unbelievable - and their return to a country that didn't value their sacrifice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305).