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Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone
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Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone
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Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone
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Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone

Written by Frank Johnson

Narrated by Don Leslie

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Perhaps the most accurate story of LRRPs at war
ever to appear in print!

When Frank Johnson arrived in Vietnam in 1969, he was nineteen, a young soldier untested in combat like thousands of others--but with two important differences: Johnson volunteered for the elite L Company Rangers of the 101st Airborne Division, a long range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit, and he kept a secret diary, a practice forbidden by the military to protect the security of LRRP operations.

Now, more than three decades later, those hastily written pages offer a rare look at the daily operations of one of the most courageous units that waged war in Vietnam. Johnson served in I Corps, in northern Vietnam, where combat was furious and the events he recounts emerge, stark and compelling: walking point in the A Shau Valley, braving enemy fire to rescue a downed comrade, surviving days and nights of relentless tension that suddenly exploded in the blinding fury of an NVA attack.

Undimmed and unmuddied by the passing of years, Johnson's account is unique in the annals of Vietnam literature. Moreover, it is a timeless testimony to the sacrifice and heroism of the LRRPs who dared to risk it all.


From the Paperback edition.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 3, 2001
ISBN9780553754889
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Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone
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Frank Johnson

Here, the author is an anthologized poet who taught at both elementary and college levels. Now retired, he has focused on writing stories for children, which has been a lifelong interest. He has earned a BS degree from St. Paul’s College in elementary education and his MA and EdD degrees from Columbia University. When the author writes about childhood experiences, he writes with insight and passion gained from working closely with youngsters and listening to their desires and interests.

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    Great delivery of the diary, made you feel like you were there. I look forward to reading other diaries from other branches of the military