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02359aam a2200289 4500 001 E3F18770A09711EEABD4340A41ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231222010053 008 170728s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2016030146 020 $a 1623494702 020 $a 9781623494704 040 $a Corydon DR $d TxAuBib $d SILO 100 1 $a Lanning, Michael Lee. 245 1 $a Texas Aggies in Vietnam War Stories / $c Lanning, Michael Lee. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a College Station, Texas : $b Texas A and M University, $c 2016. 300 $a (306 pages.) 505 $a Vietnam--Personal Narratives--Texas A and M Cadet Corp. 520 $a From its inception, graduates of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M University, have marched off to fight in every conflict in which the United States has been involved. The Vietnam War was no different. The Corps of Cadets produced more officers for the conflict in Southeast Asia than any institution other than the US service academies. Michael Lee Lanning, Texas A&M University class of 1968, has now gathered over three dozen recollections from those who served. As Lanning points out, âanytime Aggie Vietnam veterans get togetherâwhether it is two or two hundred of themâwar stories begin.â The tales they relate about the paddies, the jungles, the highlands, the waterways, and the airways provide these veterans with an even greater understanding of the war they survived. They also allow glimpses into the frequent dangers of firefights, the camaraderie of patrol, and often humorous responses to inexplicable situations. hese revelations provide insight not only into the realities of war but also speak to the character of the graduates of Texas A&M University. As Lanning concludes, âthese war stories are as much a part of service as is that old green duffle bag, a few rows of colorful ribbons, and a pride that does not diminish. In reality, there is only one story about the Vietnam War. We all just tell it differently. 541 $d 20170728. 650 7 $a Vietnam War $v Literature. 650 7 $a Personal Narratives $v Literature. 650 7 $a Texas A and M University Cadet orps $v Literature. 941 $a 1 952 $l AIPC937 $d 20231222010923.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E3F18770A09711EEABD4340A41ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search