Echoes of a Distant Past Screaming Eagles A Vietnam War Memoir eBook Eraldo Lucero
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In 1970, in the deadly A Shau Valley and the adjacent eastern mountainous jungles of South Vietnam, Operation Texas Star would become the last major battle of the Vietnam War fought by US forces. Fought over a fierce five months, the battle began in March and lasted into September. During this time, author Eraldo Lucero was serving in the 101st Airborne. This is his story.
Lucero’s story of the courageous men who fought is a microcosm that sheds light on the reality of war. Bracingly honest, Lucero accurately depicts the horrors of war and its psychological effects long after the battles are over, revealing the unseen wounds of the soldiers who risked their lives to win a war most Americans tried to forget. Thirty-five years after the war’s end, the author reconnects with fellow Vietnam veterans and in a sobering commentary on the effects of war, illustrates its lingering presence in the combat veteran’s daily life.
Inspired by his own battles with post-traumatic stress disorder and the fact that the battle of Hills 714 and 882 during Operation Texas Star has never been fully covered, Lucero leads us into the hell of the jungles of Vietnam and the infamous A Shau Valley. The A Shau Valley and its environs are as much a character as the men themselves, an unrelenting quagmire of violence and death that forever changed any man involved in its brutality. Echoes of a Distant Past Screaming Eagles—A Vietnam War Memoir gives readers a firsthand look at the Vietnam War as only the combat infantrymen experienced it.
Echoes of a Distant Past Screaming Eagles A Vietnam War Memoir eBook Eraldo Lucero
I originally purchased this book because a good friend of mine died during the same operation at Ripcord. I'm glad I read it. My friend's buddy at the time left Nam with PTSD and while I can't relate to it, having never suffered it, I have a much better understanding of it after reading this book. (Strange fact not related to the book, the friend I mentioned that died had an older brother that was on the shooting line at Kent State a month earlier. Small town and it was torn apart)The daily grind of a combat veteran is clear. Clear also, as on so many war memoirs, war is not really about God and Country. It's about survival of the individual and those fighting with him. But's the author's battle with the demons of war after going hone that is so vividly displayed in this book.One senses, but doesn't know, the nightmares are subsiding beginning about 35 years. after he fact. Thoughts, prayers and peace to you Eraldo!
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Echoes of a Distant Past Screaming Eagles A Vietnam War Memoir eBook Eraldo Lucero Reviews
I not only served with the 101st Airborne 2/502, I had the honor of serving in "A" Company, 1st Platoon Charlie squad with Eraldo Lucero. The triple canopy jungles, the rain,the leeches, The heat and humidity and the never knowing what waited ahead always kept you on edge. The knowledge that half our peers were stateside protesting what we were doing just added to the morale issue. As a unit we all seemed to execute our missions in a professional and military fashion. We looked out for one another, I never feared my back wasn't covered. It seemed like once we started up hill 714, we were in a firefight everyday thereafter for about two months. We lost some great men and soldiers and had numerous WIA's. My heart goes out the their families and friends, somehow I made it and they didn't, just doesn't feel right. It was great reconnecting with Lucero and Larison. Lucero's book has brought back many memories, somehow you seem to remember the good times. Thanks Eraldo for your service and being an old-timer when I got there. It was the guidance of the seasoned soldiers that helped me and others to adapt and succeed in the jungle. This book is straight forward and doesn't sugar coat the war experience. It is written so blue collar America can relate. Thanks Lucero, Your friend and comrade in war and peace- Hank Trickey
Being a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in 1967-1968 l found the book pretty good. My experiences were similar as I was also a grunt. The only thing I found glaringly inaccurate were the number of Kia's suffered by the 101st, 20k by one division seems high since there were several army divisions, plus brigades and several marine divisions. The total Kia count in Nam was 58-59k. Otherwise the book was good.
Extremely good reading. Very well written. You find yourself in the jungle right along with them as the portrayal is so detailed. You can taste the heat and humidity. You can feel the fear and adrenaline rush as rounds begin to come in. You want to become part of the ground you're laying on and can't get your body flat enough. Then the heartbreak of holding your best friend as he takes his last breath. Highly recommend this book!
Eraldo Lucero tells it like it was for the infantry "boonie rat" in Vietnam in 1969-1970. Reading this book was a part of the healing process that Vets go through. I started to reopen that chapter in my life that I had buried years ago as I read his story. Eraldo tells of attending a reunion of the 101st Airborne in which he recontacted old friends from Alpha Company. This inspired me to sign up for the annual reunion and I am hoping to see Eraldo this year. Maybe reliving the past is not all that bad.
An outstanding and honest account of the daily operations of a line Company in Vietnam, and a good evaluation of effects of PTSD. Also a good accounting of the goal of duty and commitment to fellow troops, even when it became obvious to average grunts that the leaders in Washington didn't have an end game in place to make the sacrifice worthy of the outcome. Also an excellent account of the average, and above, commitment of American fighting men in Vietnam.
Eraldo's Lucero's book "Echoes of a Distant Past" describes in great detail what it was like to be a combat infantryman serving in the 2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry (the "0-Deuce"), part of the famous 101st Airborne Division. During 1970, the "Vietnamization" of the war was under way and the South Vietnamese were gradually taking over full responsibility for the war. The invasion of Cambodia and the student shootings at Kent State over shadowed the terrible fighting which occured on two obscure mountains, Hills 714 and 882, during operation Texas Star. Lucero served in Alpha Company and I was with Charley Company of the 0-Deuce, so we shared many of the same experiences. His book brought back to life memories I had long buried. Lucero uses personal accounts from the veterans who were there as well as official documents gathered over many years to bring to life the last big battle of the war involving US forces. For "Nam" vets, history buffs and students, it's a must-read.
There are many books that have been written about this war. Some of them are not worth reading. Others are more than that; they take you with the men who there, you sense the deep feelings that went with the terror of fighting in a terrain which was as difficult for war as is possible, against an enemy that always always had a numerical superiority. This book should go a long way to make Americans understand that the men who fought were not the men who made the war. They did what they had to do bravely, courageously and were just ordinary Americas doing what they had to do.
I originally purchased this book because a good friend of mine died during the same operation at Ripcord. I'm glad I read it. My friend's buddy at the time left Nam with PTSD and while I can't relate to it, having never suffered it, I have a much better understanding of it after reading this book. (Strange fact not related to the book, the friend I mentioned that died had an older brother that was on the shooting line at Kent State a month earlier. Small town and it was torn apart)
The daily grind of a combat veteran is clear. Clear also, as on so many war memoirs, war is not really about God and Country. It's about survival of the individual and those fighting with him. But's the author's battle with the demons of war after going hone that is so vividly displayed in this book.One senses, but doesn't know, the nightmares are subsiding beginning about 35 years. after he fact. Thoughts, prayers and peace to you Eraldo!
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