| About the Book
I was stationed at a naval support base in the Mekong Delta that
worked with the Mobile Riverine Force(USN), and the 9th.
Infantry(US.Army). Much like a mechanic working at a gas station
near an expressway, we fixed the ships and watched the traffic go
by. We saw the price the MRF paid in its battles with the enemy. The
battle scarred ships bore silent testimony to the fierceness of
their struggles. They were our heroes, we watched them take the
fight to the enemy at a heavy price. These poems are about real
people I met, each with their own story. From the cobra pilots who
intervened one night in our defense( BIG MAN ), to the nurse who
couldn't take any more (REGRETTABLE FLAW), to the loss of too many
friends (IN MEMORIAM...VETERANS DAY), the Seal team member (MADDOG).
My words can never express our awe of them, they were my hero's and
always will be.
About
the Author
Russell G. Robison was born in Duncan, Oklahoma in 1946, and moved
all over the East coast until settling in Dallas in 1958. After
graduating from Richardson High School in 1964, he attended East Texas
State University until joining the Navy in 1967. he served aboard the
U.S.S.Lexington (CVS-16) where he volunteered for service in Vietnam.
Arriving "in country" as TET 1968 was underway, he was stationed at
Naval Support Activity Dong Tam in the Mekong Delta. He was discharged
in 1970, and spent the past 25 years working at the Main Post Office
in Dallas, Texas.
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