COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont., July 25, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- What would you do if you were driving a tank through the Vietnam jungle and a huge orange spider landed on your face? Do you know what happens when you cook with high explosives? The answer to these questions and many more you would never think would happen during a war can be found in Vietnam: Sometimes It Was Funny, an entertaining book written by Roger W. Williams.
If you think war is all about military tactics, violence, and bloodshed, think again. Vietnam: Sometimes It Was Funny reveals Williams' personal observations including some of the funny incidents that happened to him during the year he spent as a tanker in the Vietnam War. Aside from amusing anecdotes, the author also shares his experiences before, during, and after his military stint there like the grueling training sessions and the many interesting new people he met along the way. He offers reflections on the war and on life that will provoke readers to open their eyes to new insights.
Vietnam: Sometimes It Was Funny is now available for your reading pleasure. To get a copy of this book, just visit a local book retailer near you or log on to Xlibris.com today. Buy a copy now and discover the sometimes funny side of war!
About the Author
Roger W. Williams was born in Ontario, Oregon and raised in Arizona on ranches and farms. He is the fourth son of twelve children. He has traveled through most of the United States because of his occupation as an over the road truck driver. He has lived and visited in eleven foreign countries. He speaks fluent Spanish, which he learned while serving a Mission in Central America for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War and was there in 1967 and 1968. He was wounded four times, and received the Purple Heart with three oak leaf clusters. He now lives in Northwest Montana with his wife Eulynn. They have six children five boys, Rolla, Melvin, Zebron, Tyson, Will, and one daughter, Adilyn. He is a grandpa of three grandchildren, Shayne, Shyane and Alyssa.
Vietnam: Sometimes It Was Funny * by Roger W. Williams
Personal observations of the Vietnam War
Publication Date: July 16, 2007
Trade Paperback; $21.99; 267 pages; 978-1-4257-6523-1
Cloth Hardback; $31.99; 267 pages; 978-1-4257-6543-9
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