Note: I was recently accused of "making up" these stories (see the guestbook page); it's actually beyond me why someone would suggest that they are lies or exaggerations. If I were going to exaggerate or make up stories, I'd certainly make them a lot more exciting -- and interesting -- than these. And I wouldn't make up something that involved other people who could call the lie on me so easily. But read them yourself and make up your own mind.

• Arrival in Vietnam -- The story of my trip from the Oakland Army Terminal to the 543rd Trans Co. at Thu Duc.

• First Convoys -- Riding shotgun on my first convoys to Vung Tau, Lai Khe and Tan An.

• Christmas at TC Hill -- If you're expecting some kind of uplifting miracle-in-the-trenches Christmas story here, forget about it. Here's what really happened at TC Hill Christmas 1968.

• The 1969 Post-Tet Offensive -- On the night of Feb 22-23, 1969, TC Hill came the closest to being under attack since the fabled Tet Offensive of the previous year. This is what I experienced that night.

• Short Rounds -- Various short journal entries covering my ten months in-country. Chosen to capture the feeling of being there, as seen by a 23-year-old smartass.

• Leaving Vietnam -- My last days in-country.

I am also including The Morning Convoy, my very first published Vietnam fiction. This story originally appeared in Klipsun Magazine, September/October 1973. In its original appearance, a few of the paragraphs got out of order during paste-up, so what you are seeing here is the restored story, the way it was originally written.