Emailed Reviews

From Eileen Bossarte - Spetember 20, 2013
Hi!  This is Eileen from your early Osher days.  I don't have an Amazon account & had my son order your book.  Now I can't put my two cents in on Amazon but had to let you know how much I appreciated it.

So many levels.  But the sun came out every morning.  Thank you for the beautiful descriptions.  They acted as a counterweight for the rest.  Although the book is about the Viet Nam war, I found your drawing of the bias you met acted as a balloon that hung over all.  At least when not stuck on a ship you can turn it off.  No wonder you had your nightly scream.  (When life starts welling up on me I think of you and your persistent screaming & it helps.)

Appreciated your use of the Viet Nam lady to add sanity and let your years of learning forgiveness & love come through and I think (hope) writing this book has allowed you to go back to 1972 with the wisdom of now.

Congratulations.  Your "pearls" were indeed present.


From Dirk Brennecke - October 31,2014A few months back, I read and very much appreciated “Viet Nam Body Count”.

It provides very vivid reading, and reminded me of All Quiet on the Western Front and For Whom the Bell Tolls.