Vignettes of Vietnam & Other Colorful Short Stories

Vignettes of Vietnam & Other Colorful Stories is a nostalgic collage of short stories fermented and lingering some for years waiting on a venue to finally emerge. Hopefully that time is now! Vignettes of Vietnam chronicles a young soldiers experiences during his years tour of duty in the war-torn country and the discovery while on an ambush patrol of horrific photographs of GI comrades captured tortured and mutilated; the discovery of his Homie butchered during an overnight LPR (Long Range Patrol) and his own subsequent escape using arboreal survival strategies. The Excremenator provides insight into the violent life of young Anthony Morris. Born in the hood (Chicago) he is a victim of the vicious street gang culture that results in the senseless death of his beautiful and beloved Janet. Tired of the meaningless violence he welcomes military conscription as a viable means of escape and redemption. But sent to Nam hes forced to confront the reality of the correlation-urban (street gang affiliation) versus Jungle (military warfare) which proves instrumental in the determination of his outlook on life as well as and his nasty name! The Night the Cow Got in Zion Franklin Unforgettable Fang Grey Snake Dancing A Tree. . . So Far! are comical (hopefully colorful) highlights of an era long past.