<p>As Vincent Torelli stepped off the plane at Bien Hoa Air Base South Vietnam in June 1967 he was almost overwhelmed by the stench in the hot humid air. Drafted into the armed forces five months earlier he still can't comprehend how he ended up in this place now a Military Policeman assigned to the 557th MP Co. at Long Binh Post just outside Bien Hoa City.</p><p>His year-long tour of duty in Vietnam changes him from a somewhat na&iuml;ve young man to a battle-hardened veteran. Through unlucky chance Vince becomes involved in the ferocious '68 Tet offensive barely surviving the night. He sees and experiences things he could never have imagined before ending up in Vietnam.</p><p>This is Vince's story... survival coping with the hell he's facing the sorrow of lives lost and the friendships he formed.</p>