From the Book - First edition.
One night in a New York City bar, the colonel's challenge --
Looking for Chuckles's brother --
The Texan couldn't care less about orders --
The good samaritan in An Khe looked familiar --
"Wait a minute, you don't have to be here, and you're here?!" --
Firefight at the ambush post --
Screams on the night road --
An Air Force pilot does me a favor --
American money is good for bribes --
The Caravelle rooftop bar --
Finding a seafaring friend --
The American embassy under siege --
Battle at the president's palace --
Am I dead and in purgatory? --
Befriending a South Vietnamese cop --
A giant floating freezer full of food in the midst of famine --
Coast guard brass: a big job on a big ship --
Australian Marines lock the Caravelle up tight --
Explosion at Long Binh --
Helping a descendant of the Mayans --
Please do feed the animals --
Afterword: reflections on the journey --
Addendum: the neighborhood: Inwood, Manhattan, New York City --
Bonus chapter: BBQ and a beer-can shoot with a powerful stranger.