Compass and a camera
Subtitle: a year in Vietnam
By: by Steven Burchik
Publisher: Sharlin-K Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780692276297
Subjects: Soldiers; Personal narratives; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Notes: Includes index.

On a good day, he gets through his forward observer patrol without any enemy contact, returning to base camp with his camera still in tow and his socks still dry. On a great day, his helicopter "commute" serves as an excellent vantage point from which he can capture a stunning picture of the serpentine river winding through the Vietnam jungle below.