Walking
Wounded: Memoir of a Combat Veteran
Walking
Wounded: Memoir of a Combat Veteran
by Fred Tomasello, Jr.
Published by (date): Lulu.com (2008)
ISBN: 978-0-557-02360-8
Price: $26.95 Paperback; $6.25 Download
Tags: Non-Fiction Adventure Family/Spouse Memoir Thriller History Vietnam
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Synopsis:
Looking for excitement, a patriotic college sophomore joins the Marine Corps,
completes officer training and experiences combat as an infantry platoon
commander. Wounded, he recovers and joins the Aerial Observer section where he
calls in artillery and close air support. Wounded again, he returns to the
United States and makes casualty calls notifying families of Marines wounded or
killed in action. Using language that is authentic, raw and brutally honest,
Fred Tomasello reveals the adverse effects of war and PTSD on a young man and
his family.
Reviews:
I started reading your book, Walking Wounded, yesterday and finally put it down
at about 2:30 this morning. I'm a bit over halfway through it and already feel
the tremendous identity factor in so many regards. It is a great book and I wish
you great success with it.
Dave A., U S Marine and Vietnam Veteran
I've come out exactly where you have, we were all manipulated....all the way
along. The Marine Corps continues to do a wonderful job of brainwashing
all their people, it's still the same bullshit in a new wrapper.
So, I enjoyed your book. I, too, cry easily and my voice cracks when I
attempt to articulate my feelings about Vietnam, Iraq, the coming sunmai of PTSD
patients and Closed Head Trauma patients that the VA is unprepared for.
You really opened up some doors that had been kept shut for a long time.
Really good job, I think you should shop for a major publisher and get it
promoted and distributed to the right places.
Couple of things I noticed in the book: You have a strong, descriptive and
captivating writing style (at least to someone who shared most of the same
experiences).. Your recall for detail is amazing.
Really a well-written book, I'm anxious to get to the PTSD part, right now I'm
on the Casualty Notification here in Jacksonville, boy did that suck. We
should have sent some senior Officers, maybe the madness would have stopped
sooner. What a Christmas!
Donald M R., Marine Officer, Vietnam Veteran and Aerial Observer:
well Fred...read first fifty pages...love it...got me glued...you nailed
it...exactly as I remember my OCS boot camp...January 67...congrats anew !
-- gs Fred...read your book at one sitting...nearly went blind...good for
you...you sound like you were a hell of an officer...doing the best you could in
that mess... Anyway, a brave book to write...when all the chickenhawks and the
young and the whole world wants you to pass on The Great Lie...Dulce et Decorum
est...etc.
Semper Fi anyway...love your DI´s quote...all downhill from boot camp...exactly
true... Great stuff Fred...you must have an amazing memory...or all that was
seared into your brain housing group indelibly....as it was to all of us...but
some more than others apparently... Many of your stories capture this
berserk pointlessness perfectly...
George S., Marine Officer and Vietnam Veteran
I just finished reading your book and want you to know how much I like it.
You're a terrific writer, you have a fascinating story, and you tell it very
well. I felt totally involved in your adventures.. And I would have been proud
to have you as my platoon commander.
John M., U S Marine, Vietnam Veteran
SSGT Del Blevins in for 6 years, I work with your brother. I got a copy of your
book, I love it. Enough said.
Del B., Non-Commissioned Officer
Fred I have read your book. Wow. A clear account. Grunt life.
From page one it held me in its grip. What a tragic journey for
young men to have to make, let alone get back home in one piece, mind and
body..... .
Well written and organized, exciting, dramatic, and so frustrating....
Brought me back to the Nam, good times and bad, even the smells!
Jim H., U S Army Vietnam Veteran