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Acceptable Loss

An Infantry Soldier's Perspective

Author: Kregg P. Jorgenson  

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After watching most of his buddies die in a firefight when his LRRP team was overrun by the NVA, Jorgenson volunteered to serve on a Blue Team in the Air Cavalry--under intense enemy fire--racing to aid fliers downed and down for the count. Jorgenson survived 54 missions as point man in just 10 months in Vietnam.

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In just ten months in Vietnam, he was overrun, shot up, but notunderworked-he survived fifty-four missions as point man.He has one hell of a story to tell.You didn't get into the Rangers without volunteering, and you didn't stay on point unless you liked it. But after watching most of his buddies die in a firefight when his LRRP team was overrun by the NVA, Kregg Jorgenson volunteered to serve on a Blue Team in the Air Cavalry, racing to the aid of soldiers who faced the same dangers he had barely survived.Whether enduring NVA sapper attacks, surviving"friendly" fire, or landing in hot LZs, Jorgenson discovered that in Vietnam you never knew whether you were paranoid or just painfully aware of the possibilities.

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About the Author

Kregg P. Jorgenson served in Vietnam with Company H, Rangers, and later with Apache Troop, the 1st Squadron of the 9th Cavalry. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and City University of Seattle.He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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Product Details

Publisher
Random House USA Inc | Ivy Books,U.S.
Published
23rd September 1991
Format
Paperback
Pages
272
ISBN
9780804107921

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