Company of Heroes: A Forgotten Medal of Honor and Bravo Company's War in Vietnam
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472819365 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Soldiers should never face what Leslie Sabo's brothers in arms faced upon returning home. Where Poole truly excels, however, is in his portrayals of the gruesome work of war, depicting the maniacal seesaw between death at its most visceral and the simple pleasures of news from home.” starred review, Publishers Weekly“It took 40 years, but the story of Leslie Sabo's valor has finally been brought to light to reveal a truly forgotten hero. Soldiers should always have the support of those at home so that they can begin to heal once the shooting has stopped.” Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It is not kind to anyone nor is it something that should ever be forgotten. Poole makes abundantly clear in 'Company of Heroes,' war is never glamorous. “Journalist Poo
Lokenf5b Clan said Pre foundry. Very profound. "The story of America told through courage and sacrifice" according to John Harrison. This is a book about the best America had to offer during the Vietnam War. While some were wearing beads, many more answered their country’s call and wore dog tags instead. Some of those, a few, really about a third, went to Vietnam and fought. Leslie Sabo was one of those and this is the story of how he won the Medal of Honor and . Serving in Vietnam, I appreciated what the Medal of Bonnie A. Kimble Serving in Vietnam , I appreciated what the Medal of Honor, Leslie Sabo dealt with. I`ve read so many books about the Medal of Honor recipents in Vietnam, this is rated close to the top. I will travel back to Washington D.C. in September to visit the Vietnam Wall and look for their names.
Beginning with their deployment at the height of the blistering Tet Offensive, and using military records and interviews with surviving soldiers, Eric Poole recreates the terror of combat amidst the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam. There are many broad studies of the Vietnam War, but this work offers an insight into the harrowing experiences of just a small number of men from a single unit, deep in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. Company of Heroes, now published in paperback, tells the remarkable story of how Sabo earned his medal, as Bravo Company forged bonds of brotherhood in their daily battle for survival.. Sabo and other replacement soldiers in Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees), 101st Airborne Division, were involved in intense, bloody engagements such as the battle for Hill 474 and the Mother's D
. “Act of Courage,” his 2007 Ledger story about Sabo, received a first-place Keystone Award from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association. He lives in the Ellwood City area with his wife, Dawna, and their children, Gareth and Calista. Eric Poole is an award-winning reporter and columnist for the Ellwood City Ledger, Leslie Sabo's hometown newspaper