Patrick seamus flaherty biography of william

  • The brother of an anti-war demonstrator, a young marine is fighting a war no one understands while his sister is fighting on the home front to end the war.
  • An eighteen-year-old Marine records in his journal his experiences in Vietnam during the siege of Khe Sanh, 1967-1968.
  • My Name Is America: The Journal Of Patrick Seamus Flaherty, United States Marine Corps by Ellen Emerson White (2002-06-01) on Amazon.com.

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    The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty

    Also titled

    Into No Man's Land

    Timeline

    December 1967 – April 1968

    The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty: United States Marine Corps is the fifteenth book in My Name Is America. The book was written by Ellen Emerson White, author of the book's companion, Where Have All the Flowers Gone? in Dear America. The book was first published in June 2002 and republished as Into No Man's Land in June 2012.

    Dedication[]

    "In honor of all the men and women who served in Vietnam."

    Book description[]

    "January 20, 1968
    We're going to move out while it's still dark, try to get a jump on them. Everybody's packing as much ammo as they can carry. Most of us even have LAWs—light anti-tank assault weapons. The terrain's too rough for tanks, but we can use the LAWs to take out bunkers. If we need them. Grenades, bandoliers filled with magazines for our M-16s..., extra belts of M-60 ammo for the machine guns, bayonets, Kab

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    The journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty, United States Marine Corps
    (Book)

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  • patrick seamus flaherty biography of william

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    Publisher Description

    The Vietnam War journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty is now available in paperback, with an exciting repackaging!Determined to do his duty for his country, Patrick Seamus Flaherty joins the Marines right after graduation to fight in the Vietnam War. But Southeast Asia is a far cry from Patrick's hometown of Boston, and as soon as he arrives, he realizes that he's made a terrible mistake.Confronted with oppressive heat, dense jungles, and an enemy that is everywhere, Patrick is overwhelmed by life on the battlefield. With the help of his comrades, Patrick slowly starts to find a way to deal with the harsh realities he faces. But under constant assault by the North Vietnamese, Patrick isn't sure he'll ever make it home again, and as the months drag on, he and his unit question whether they're actually making a difference. Writing in the journal his father gave him before shipping out, Patrick brings Khe Sanh to vivid life through the smells,