Author: Rod Leger
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 146696491X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
When author Rod Leger got drafted in the middle of 1966, he was in his freshman year of college. The next few years transformed his life. In this memoir, he recalls his feelings as a college student in the period leading up to the war. At the time, he never considered that the war might not be the best idea. After all, if the country was drafting young men to fight and die overseas, then it must have been right. He enlisted in the US Navy’s American Seabees, and because he completed a year of college, he was designated as a “striker” and trained as a builder. Although he spent some time in the States, he was destined to go overseas to Vietnam, where he served two tours of duty. As a member of the Seabees, he helped bring free medical care to outlying villages. The Seabees built permanent clinics, constructed roads, improved or installed infrastructure, provided clean water wells, and improved the quality of life for many Vietnamese citizens. The members of Leger’s squad also made it a personal mission to help an area orphanage. In A Tramp’s Tour, Leger shares the story of his Vietnam experience and of how the Seabees lived up to their motto: “We build for the fighters, we fight for the builders.”
A TRAMP'S TOUR
Author: Rod Leger
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 146696491X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
When author Rod Leger got drafted in the middle of 1966, he was in his freshman year of college. The next few years transformed his life. In this memoir, he recalls his feelings as a college student in the period leading up to the war. At the time, he never considered that the war might not be the best idea. After all, if the country was drafting young men to fight and die overseas, then it must have been right. He enlisted in the US Navy’s American Seabees, and because he completed a year of college, he was designated as a “striker” and trained as a builder. Although he spent some time in the States, he was destined to go overseas to Vietnam, where he served two tours of duty. As a member of the Seabees, he helped bring free medical care to outlying villages. The Seabees built permanent clinics, constructed roads, improved or installed infrastructure, provided clean water wells, and improved the quality of life for many Vietnamese citizens. The members of Leger’s squad also made it a personal mission to help an area orphanage. In A Tramp’s Tour, Leger shares the story of his Vietnam experience and of how the Seabees lived up to their motto: “We build for the fighters, we fight for the builders.”
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 146696491X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
When author Rod Leger got drafted in the middle of 1966, he was in his freshman year of college. The next few years transformed his life. In this memoir, he recalls his feelings as a college student in the period leading up to the war. At the time, he never considered that the war might not be the best idea. After all, if the country was drafting young men to fight and die overseas, then it must have been right. He enlisted in the US Navy’s American Seabees, and because he completed a year of college, he was designated as a “striker” and trained as a builder. Although he spent some time in the States, he was destined to go overseas to Vietnam, where he served two tours of duty. As a member of the Seabees, he helped bring free medical care to outlying villages. The Seabees built permanent clinics, constructed roads, improved or installed infrastructure, provided clean water wells, and improved the quality of life for many Vietnamese citizens. The members of Leger’s squad also made it a personal mission to help an area orphanage. In A Tramp’s Tour, Leger shares the story of his Vietnam experience and of how the Seabees lived up to their motto: “We build for the fighters, we fight for the builders.”
A Tramp Abroad
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Ford Tramps
Author: Seegar Swanson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780967188201
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780967188201
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Outlook
Author: Alfred Emanuel Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1118
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1118
Book Description
The Outlook
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Outing
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A Tramp Abroad
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Details Mark Twain's journey through central and southern Europe, including Germany, the Alps, and Italy.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Details Mark Twain's journey through central and southern Europe, including Germany, the Alps, and Italy.
Mark Twain, Travel Books, and Tourism
Author: Jeffrey Alan Melton
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817311602
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Grounding this study in tourist theory, Melton explores how, in five travel books, Twain captures the birth and growth of a new creature who would go on to change the map of the world: the American tourist."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817311602
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Grounding this study in tourist theory, Melton explores how, in five travel books, Twain captures the birth and growth of a new creature who would go on to change the map of the world: the American tourist."--BOOK JACKET.
Tramp Tales of Europe
Author: Edgar Magness
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A Tramp Abroad
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613100531
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613100531
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description