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The Vietnam experience, up close and personal. When eighteen-year-old Buck Marino first meets Rolley Zwyrkowski, he little realizes how much the young sergeant and their next year together in Vietnam will change his life forever. The months following the 1968 Tet Offensive and the battles of the 101st Airborne between Hue and Phu Bai, and westward into the A Shau Valley, provide the backdrop for a story about boys becoming men in a paradoxical war. And when he meets Army nurse Janie Jorgensen, Buck believes he has found the love of his life only to crash into the reality that the war has left his heart and soul lost in a futureless void.Historical military fiction, Valley of The Purple Hearts follows the men of Second Squad through the shadowy jungles and mountains of I-Corps as they fight main force Viet Cong and NVA regulars. With constant enemy contact, booby-traps, sniper fire and all-out firefights, Buck and his buddies follow their squad leader, Rolley, who puts the lives of his men first. As Rolley faces the young and inept Lieutenant Mallon, Buck realizes his squad leader is becoming jaded and has lost his sense of humor. When the young sergeant sacrifices his safety for that of his men, Buck must step up to face Mallon in the heat of battle, and try to save his friend.

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading Valley of the Purple Hearts by Rick DeStefanis. I was also in the 101st only two years later than the time depicted in the story and most likely, walked and crawled in much of the same dirt as did the main character, Buck Marino, in the story - especially in the A Shau Valley. The author is a great storyteller which puts the reader right there with the characters in the scene; we feel the same anxiety, paranoia, and fatigue they do. Every section of Vietnam had infamous areas which brought dread and doomsday scenarios to light. When I was with the 25th Division in III Corps, it was the Iron Triangle. Then, when I joined the 101st in I Corps, the A Shau Valley sent shivers up and down spines whenever mentioned.Buck Marino was wounded twice as a grunt and was now entitled to a rear job in-country. I'm certain he wouldn't have been happy, because he seemed like an adrenaline junkie. During the last battle where he is wounded, four others were killed, including one of his friends. Buck gets permission to escort the body home and then gets into trouble when he threatens some National Guard troops who are to be part of the funeral service. As a result, he loses the rear job and is transferred to the 75th Ranger Group and returned to Vietnam, going out on 5-man patrols in the A Shau to find the enemy. When he is wounded a 3rd time, the war finally ends for him.The final chapters in this book show a side of returning war veterans that few see or know about - even in today's wars. Buck resorts to drinking Bourbon and getting smashed daily to forget the emotional pain he'd experienced. During his first hospital stay, he became smitten with a nurse, who also took a liking to him. She'd do anything for him. Their time together upon his return to "The World" turned into a disaster because he couldn't stay sober. There is a happy ending, however, as Buck tames his demons.The story flows well, it's well edited, and difficult for me to believe that this is a fiction novel. The author's written word and attention to detail and expressed emotions, especially during the battle scenes, can't be made up. I'm certain he wrote from personal experience. This is a great story to learn more about what "grunts" experienced in I Corps during the Vietnam War. Not much had changed over the years, and every Vietnam Vet will be able to relate to the incidents within the story. Highly recommended! Great job Mr. DeStafanis!

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