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This review is from Amazon: Backtracking in Brown Water: Retracing Life on Mekong Delta River Patrols
(Kindle Edition)
(Kindle Edition)
What happens when Rolland Kidder (a former N.Y. state farm boy, theological seminary graduate, U.S. Naval Patrol Boat River (PBR) officer, N.Y. State Assemblyman, oil and gas executive ) writes about the lives and deaths of three of his military friends? I believe the result is a story told with the insight of a “weathered thinker.” We learn how young military leaders take care of their troops. We, also, find the long term impact of the deaths on the families. The daily Mekong Delta events reinforce the author’s observation that “war is no way to solve our problems.” Kidder’s story provides meaning and honor to the fallen men’s lives and deaths. I found the book rewarding and insightful. This book has the substance and perspective of a caring historian.
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