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ONE MORE SUNRISE
Memoir of a Combat Infantryman in Viet Nam by Curtis P. Gay
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Welcome to the web site of author Curtis Gay. Me. I was a Combat Infantryman, a security guard for a Nuclear Ordnance Company, and a Drill Sergeant during my three years in the Army. Those three years shaped the rest of my life. Although I enjoyed a very long career in the electrical industry, I also had my problems. Two broken marriages, antisocial behavior, unwarranted anger, suspicion and mistrust of everybody, no respect for authority, alcoholism----the list goes on and on. Nobody was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) related to combat in those days. This book comes out of therapy. I hope to encourage other veterans to seek help and treatment. Although it never goes away, it can get better.
My memoir is not the typical book about Vietnam. I was not a Special Operations Commando nor was I a high-ranking officer directing thousands of troops. I was just one of the two and a half million Americans who went to Vietnam whose only wish was to survive for a year and return home.
Special care was taken in the writing of this book to make it readable for people who have never been in the military. I have tried to explain to the families and friends of Vietnam veterans what the experience was like for the average infantryman. Most veterans find it painful and difficult to talk about those times.
I hope to enlighten those close to the veteran who wonder what the heck happened to their man over there and to encourage the vet to tell his own story.
My memoir is not the typical book about Vietnam. I was not a Special Operations Commando nor was I a high-ranking officer directing thousands of troops. I was just one of the two and a half million Americans who went to Vietnam whose only wish was to survive for a year and return home.
Special care was taken in the writing of this book to make it readable for people who have never been in the military. I have tried to explain to the families and friends of Vietnam veterans what the experience was like for the average infantryman. Most veterans find it painful and difficult to talk about those times.
I hope to enlighten those close to the veteran who wonder what the heck happened to their man over there and to encourage the vet to tell his own story.
2011 Book Award Winner
Branson Stars and Flags
First Place Gold Medal
Autobiography/Memoir
