Hawk Recon: Head Hunters of the A Shau Valley [Hardcover]

...a refreshingly honest and authentic war memoir.  The VVA VeteranIt took courage and a certain sense of wild adventure to be a combat medic during the Vietnam War, and William 'Doc' Osgood exemplified their daring attitude. Doc would see combat throughout South Vietnam, spending much of his time deep in the bush far from the relative safety of base camps.With the less than encouraging words that youll be dead in 15 seconds still ringing in his ears, Doc embarked on an eventful and at times harrowing combat tour that pitted the famed 101st Airborne Division against some of the North Vietnamese Armys finest troops on the battlefields of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Hamburger Hill, and the deadly A Shau Valley.Doc would serve as the head medic with legendary Colonel Charlie Beckwiths (creator of the US Armys Delta Force) 2/327th, 101st Airborne Division, Hawk Recon in what was arguably one of the most dangerous jobs in the deadliest part of South Vietnam. Doc also became an unofficial combat artist during the war.This book is a story of what arguably was the most dangerous job in the deadliest part of Vietnam as told by a US Special Forces Green Beret.Combat memoir of a US Special Forces Green Beret combat medic in the Vietnam War&another special, riveting bio sketch and combat memoir of war by one of our heroes, a 101st Airborne Combat Medic in the Vietnam War, is a must for the home library. ...a refreshingly honest and authentic war memoir. GB