Vietnam Reflections is a haunting account of the effects of the Vietnam War. Written with such vivid imagery and detail, the reader will feel every heartbeat, every squash of a soldier's boot in the Delta Rice Paddy, and will hear the whistling of incoming rounds as they find their mark. At times inspiring, and at times bringing the reader to tears, Vietnam Reflections is a collection of stories that trace the evolution of several eighteen-year-old farm boys who went off to war. When they finally returned home, they found that their service and sacrifices were for naught. Following their return to the States, the soldiers were left to survive on their own. Many found that the only way out of Vietnam for good was to end their own lives or to live homeless. These stories are their voice, their screams, about a distant place and a distant time, about a war that went amok. . . a war that many Americans wish to forget.
Steve McKenna is a Vietnam War Veteran and recipient of the following awards: Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantry badge, Military Merit Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Army Valorous Unit Award, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, State of New York Conspicuous Service Star, State of New York Medal for Merit, and is the author of several published short stories. Vietnam Reflections is his first book.