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War kills everything! What could be worse? A boiler room explosion and fire, a putrefied body in the bilges, a reefer dedicated to body bags, and the unimaginable - a possible murderer aboard ship! Wood captures the psychological and emotional reality of serving during Vietnam with unflinching detail and authenticity. Raw. Real. Vivid. Disillusionment. It's not just history, its humanity laid bare. A deeply personal and powerful account of the camaraderie and haunting aftermath of sailors that served on the Vietnam Gunline in the mid-1960s. At Amazon Raw, Unflinching Detail and Authenticity Camaraderie and Haunting Aftermath Captures the Realities of Vietnam

From the author of... Last Gunship USS Mullinnix DD-944 1972 Vietnam Memoirs of a FTGSN Last Gunship USS Mullinnix DD-944 Cuban Quarantine Praise for Wood's "Last Gunship" Books "Wood's books feel less like a story and more like stepping into memory itself. Raw, unfiltered, and carrying the weight of silence finally broken." "Wood doesn't write like some distant historian, he writes like a sailor who lived it, breathed it and still carries it." "Not a book, just pure fascinating history." "Raw, salty, and full of heart. Written by someone who's been there, not some distant historian." "These books feel like hanging out in a sailor's memory. Full of sailor slang, dark humor, and real talk, very authentic." "You see the fear, duty, and camaraderie of sailors caught in uncertain times. The authenticity of Wood's writing makes these books about an experience worth having."

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