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In 1970, a young Vietnam veteran returns to Ft. Hood, Texas to finish out the remaining months of his draftee hitch. Once there, he quickly becomes immersed in the GI/civilian antiwar movement headquartered in a coffeehouse called the Oleo Strut, in Killeen. As an activist still in the Army, he… Read More

Tags: vietnam, grunt, fort-hood, antiwar-activism

Short Story / Humor

December 11, 2022

Reads: 100

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

after the near-riot in the artroom, joey must face some serious consequences! Read More

Tags: vietnam, pow, the-deer-hunter, wild-kingdom

Viet Nam veteran returns to Nam 43 years after the war to run in the 2013 Danang Marathon. Read More

Tags: vietnam, running, marathon

Short Story / Humor

November 09, 2022

Reads: 114

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

One day last year I bump off Dave who live cupola miles from me. I tell you about it: Read More

Tags: vietnam, dave, bumping, mekong, off

Wounded warrior wife, Marissa Westin, has already served in the trenches of military life, resulting in her husband being severely injured in Iraq. Now their son is grown and planning an Army career of his own, leaving Marissa heartbroken and resentful. Annie Coraggio was the wife of a WW2 Veteran… Read More

Tags: military, vietnam, christian, historical-fiction, dual-timeline

POV of a casualty. Read More

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Article / Non-Fiction

February 01, 2022

Reads: 641

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

An informational article, written and edited by The Ghost-Bull, about the chaotic attack launched in a Vietnamese city, occurring in 1968, during the New Year’s celebration of Vietnam. As the country was divided into North and South, South Vietnam spun out of control in the early morning of January 31st—after… Read More

Tags: vietnam, vietnam-war, 1968, tet-offensive, city-of-hue

A short story set in the Vietnam War. Lawman and his Squad of Marines are sent deep into the jungle on a recon mission to gain intel on a supposed VC training camp. Warning... It Contains, gun violence, bloody gore, and profane language Read More

Tags: vietnam, vcs, m16, the-nam, hueys

The Nam. Run through the jungle Part two of this short story set during the Vietnam War. Two US grunts are lost behind enemy lines, they make their way through the jungle hoping to find a way out of their desperate predicament. Warning... Contains bloody scenes and some profane language...... Read More

Tags: vietnam, action, huey, vc

Featured Review by Serge Wlodarski

"Excellent capture of the brutality of war. You don't need vampires to tell a horror story. " Read More

The Nam is a 3 part story telling the tale of a US Marine recruit, and his tour of duty in the Vietnam War. Warning! Contains bloody violence, and profane language. Read More

Tags: vietnam, marines, vietcong, huay, m16

Featured Review by AdamCarlton

"Well, that was a photorealistic wild ride! A vignette of a futile war. One of so many." Read More

Short Story / Humor

September 21, 2020

Reads: 419

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Joey is about to enter his first day of 10th grade at the notoriously violent Roselle High with his whole new image... Read More

Tags: vietnam, isaac-hayes, pimp-glasses, platform-shoes, silk-screen-shirt

An Viet Nam vet, haunted by nightmares from the war, tries to self medicate his demons with booze and drugs. Which leads him down a path of petty crime, mental wards, drugs, murder, and prison. Read More

Tags: vietnam, lsd, weed, mkultra, pcp

[Historical Fiction] Back in 1969, a local teenage male of Norfolk, Virginia free-wrote on his experiences in life while he was currently serving his time in the Unites States Army as an infantryman in Vietnam, during the civil war between the North and South of the divided Vietnamese country. Read More

Tags: military, vietnam, history, action, 60s

A second lieutenant, only days from training back in the states is ordered, under fire, to assume command of a company of cast-off Marines, all out in the brutal bloody jungle because of the either the worst of luck or the most minor of offenses or infringement Read More

Tags: vietnam, veterans, vietnam-war, us-marine-corps, a-shau-valley

Life is but a dream... Read More

Tags: romance, sad, vietnam, sex, funny

Short Story / Memoir

February 29, 2020

Reads: 478

Comments: 1

The Veterans House

Tags: vietnam, veteran, usmc

Tags: war, vietnam, sniper, soldier

Short Story / War and Military

August 10, 2019

Reads: 802

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The Veterans House

Combat veteran comes home, but something doesn't come back with him...and yet something new does. Read More

Tags: vietnam, combat, marines, ptsd, 2001

The war that never ends. Inspired by 'Chickenhawk', Robert Mason (1984); image by Steve on Unsplash - (520 words). Read More

Tags: vietnam, ptsd

Featured Review by hullabaloo22

"I guess it all comes down to what memories are haunting at a particular time...a lot of content for such a short story." Read More

Poem / Poetry

April 18, 2019

Reads: 967

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Vo Thi Sau is a famous martyr in Vietnam. She joined the Viet Minh fighting against the French colonialists at age 13. At 14 she threw a grenade at a group of French soldiers, killing one and injuring 12. At age 16 she tried the same against a local collaborator… Read More

Tags: vietnam, revolution, martyr, con-dao, con-son

a tribute to my brother, a war hero and patriot. Read More

Tags: vietnam, ruthlessriders

Short Story / War and Military

November 13, 2018

Reads: 1032

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

The enemy doesn't sleep Read More

Tags: vietnam, casualty

somethings never go away. memories are one of those things. Read More

Tags: memories, vietnam

IN 1978 THE CRAMPS PLAYED A CONCERT AT THE NAPA STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL IN CALIFORNIA AND THE SHOW WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. LEAD SINGER OF THE CRAMPS, LUX INTERIOR REMARKED DURING THE PERFORMANCE; “SOMEBODY TOLD ME YOU PEOPLE ARE CRAZY! BUT I’M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT; YOU SEEM… Read More

Tags: vietnam, suicide, ptsd, jumpers, golden-gate-bridge

A poem about one of the best war veterans in history. Read More

Tags: war, vietnam, soldier, brave, chewie

Story about a young reporter who has to deal with the insanity of the Vietnam War. Read More

Tags: fiction, war, vietnam

A poem about one of the best war veterans in history. Read More

Tags: war, vietnam, soldier, brave, chewie

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A group of narcissistic young expats attempt to make sense of the world, and,reluctantly themselves, as they navigate life in the stifling heat of Vietnam. They don't want to be there, they don't really want to be anywhere, and like a Hunter S. Thompson tribute act, they slip easily… Read More

Tags: vietnam, novella, saigon, ho-chi-minh, danang

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