 No Hero's Welcome
The memoirs of Sgt. Robert Wheatley, USAF Security Service
Nong Soong, Thailand, 1967-1968
The Vietnam War from the
perspective of a non-combatant -A "REMF"
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Dedication Page
Introduction
Prolog
Chapter One:
Memories rekindled~ Musings on patriotism
Chapter Two:
1st overseas tour ~ Home never looked so good
Chapter Three:
From frying pan to fire
Chapter Four:
What War? Is there a war going on??
Chapter Five:
Brutal realities sink in ~ Tet '68
Chapter Six:
Our "Secret War" ~ The fall
of LS - 85
Chapter Seven
Sitting Ducks, sappers, and
artificial boundaries
Chapter Eight
Ruminations on the deaths of
innocents
Chapter Nine
Going native ~ Experiencing the
"real" Thailand?
Chapter Ten
Watching from afar ~ Home again,
yet still there
Chapter Eleven
The Christmas bombings ~ Things
that might have been
Chapter Twelve
Witnessing the death of a nation ~
The fall of Saigon
Chapter Thirteen
Sour grapes and bitter wine ~
Legacy of a war lost
Chapter Fourteen
Lessons learned ~ Hope for America
Epilog
The Healing Wall
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