The Twins Platoon

Jeff Strong wrote:

I just finished reading a copy of the book my uncle (Richard Strong) borrowed to me. I want to purchase a copy of it for myself – and will do so – but hope to catch the next book signing also.

I am completely amazed as to what you guys went through. My uncle does not talk of Vietnam much – but when he does finally open up – I never want to stop listening. I could never imagine myself going through what my uncle and other Vietnam veterans went through. I am so hurt by the treatment they all received upon coming home, and pray to God that America has learned from its mistakes in how to treat soldiers upon the return from a war. I have always been fascinated about US history in war and have read alot about WWII. I feel compelled now to be more involved in educating myself on the ins and outs of the Vietnam war, especially with the history of it in our family, and now having got to know some of the soldiers in our local community. It’s funny, but when you wrote about Kenny Goodman and his family, in the small town of Stewart, I was blown away. I have a route I make deliveries on and I pass through Stewart on a regular basis!

Dave Boliou, Galt, CA wrote:

I have known Chris Sauro perosnally since we were in third grade together in MN. during 1957 to 1958. We have continued to stay in contact since then, even though I am now residing in California. However, it was not our personal relationship that caused me to buy his book “Twins Platoon”. Rather, the reason I bought the book was because we both lived through the same time period, he as a soldier in vietnam, and myself as someone who wanted to serve in the Navy, but couldn’t due to medical reasons.

We both had a lot of school friends who went to Vietnam. His experiences were first hand combat. My experiences were wanting to serve, and instead watching “political problems: and “demonstrations” here in the U.S., against the war.

I have seen and am very up to date on what is curently taking place in Afghanistan and Iraq, and see so many similarities as to what is taking place now, as it did in Vietnam; “fighting for another country to be free and governed by a democracy”

I was interested in “Twins Platoon” because of its historical facts and the comparisons I could make with Vietnam and the Middle East. I enjoyed the book immensely and couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. In fact, I finished it in one day. Read the rest of this entry »