This is an intimate look at life in the bush during the Vietnam War in 1968. You will experience the daily struggles, battles, and funny things that happen to a USMC grunt living in the bush for 13 months.You’ll see firsthand through the stories some of the battles, what Marines ate and drank, where they slept and their existence that ranged from unmitigated terror to utter boredom, hot & dry to wet & cold, rested and ready to frazzled and wired. You’ll watch as a kid grows philosophically and confident, able to handle stress and strain, learning about frendship, love, difficulty, danger, deprivation, and loss. His friends are American kids from all different walks of life, backgrounds, races, and learning. The common element among them is their humanity, bravery, and willingness to risk their lives to help one another.They all were simply just a bunch of American heroes doing their job, taking their chances, hoping to go home to the real world from the unreal world of Vietnam 1968.

About the Author

Bruce Bastien

BRUCE BASTIEN has had duel careers in data processing and aviation. He has been a computer salesman for IBM, a business applications computer programmer, a computer consultant, and owner of a “Cloud” server based business- hosting client computer business applications. He has been a flight instructor and owner of a Part 135 on-demand airline, with a Commercial Pilot License for Single Engine & Multi-Engine, Instrument Airplane ratings. He has college degrees in Biometry, Computer Science, and Accounting. He lives in San Diego, California with his wife Carol.