KIlling For Peace

by Garry Farrington

Overview

The true story of a young Lieutenant making the transition from naive college kid to rifle platoon leader in the jungles of Vietnam. Captures the raw emotion of young men in combat, with the ups and downs of day to day life in an ugly war. Veterans will recognize the comradery and humor that shows often in the worst of times. Anyone who loves a Vet will know them better after this read.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015754834
Publisher:	garry farrington
Publication date:	12/07/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	98,111
File size:	698 KB

About the Author

Garry entered the military as a draftee out of college in 1966. He went to Officer’s Candidate School at Fort Knox Kentucky, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in October of 1967. After one year at Fort Ord, California, he arrived in Vietnam in October of 1968. Proudly serving with the 1st Air Cavalry Division as a rifle platoon leader, he made the transition from Armor to Infantry. Returning home in 1969, he returned to San Jose State University to complete his degree in Communications.

Garry has spent most of his working life in the hospitality industry, and recently retired after years as a hotel manager in Hawaii. Garry and his wife, Vikki, take pleasure in the warmth of the sun, whether at a beach or on a golf course.

Future projects include a look at the lives of Garry’s OCS classmates, during and after their time in the military.

Like a lot of other young men who came home from Vietnam, I was angry; angry at the waste of young lives in a war that would eventually be repudiated by the majority of the country which had sent us there. I was bitter that the friends I had lost vanished in the ether, with very little to mark their time on this earth. I vowed to not let their names be lost to history, that I would find the time to write their story in the little vignettes and scraps of notes that I had kept during my time in the war.

I tried to write in the voice of the time. At times the language and the attitudes portrayed are harsh. I mean to offend no one, merely to tell it as we lived it. I wrote how I felt about it while it was happening. It is a little different than most stories about young men in war. I hope you will feel the emotions that we felt.

War is a pretty grim business, but there are chuckles and laughter along the way. I’d like to share the highs and the lows with you. I hope you enjoy the tale.

Garry