Pbr: The Making of a Warrior - Softcover

Quinn, Bill

9780741402295: Pbr: The Making of a Warrior

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0741402297 ISBN 13: 9780741402295

Publisher: Infinity Publishing, 2013

PBR: THE MAKING OF A WARRIOR is the story of the transformation of Eddie O'Neil from a nave nineteen year-old into a combat warrior. Through his experiences with the crew of PBR-13, he begins to realize that the camaraderie and friendship with the men he is stationed with means more to him than anybody else. With the direction of his fellow crewmen - DL, Boats, Indian, Rat, and G????? - Eddie learns the secrets to surviving in combat despite the fears and insanity of war.

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About the Author:

Bill Quinn joined the Navy in 1963 and by 1966 was in Vietnam as part of a helicopter combat unit stationed in I Corps. In 1969 he went back to Vietnam as a member of the River Patrol Force TF116, which was part of the Mobile River??? Force. He was stationed at Binh Thuy, in the Mekong Delta, and while in the Delta he made numerous combat patrols aboard PBRs. He earned the Gallantry Cross, Civil Action medal, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, and many other decorations. He now lives in a small town in northern New Mexico, where he plays guitar and sings Jimmy Buffett songs.

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