Soldier’s Reverie

About the Book

Soldier’s Reverie takes you on multiple journeys—each one a story of its own and each one intertwined with another. Whether it’s being conned by smooth ladies of the night or isolated and fighting for your life, the story paints a vivid portrait and drops you right in the middle of it. You will feel the sweltering tropical heat and experience the chill of the monsoon rains and know more about the garrison soldiers, McNamara’s 100,000, black marketers, mamasans, business girls, recon soldiers, the “too often caught in the middle” Vietnamese villages, and the Viet Cong. As their lives evolve and stories intertwine, war touches all of them—from a middle school dropout becoming a recon team tail gunner and from a goose herder becoming a lethal Viet Cong tracker.

About the Author

Charles Stokes is a Special Forces Soldier who spent 7 years in Southeast Asia. He served Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos on several classified assignments. He is a graduate of the United States Institute for Military Assistance, Operations and Intelligence Course; US/ Foreign Weapons Course; Static Line Jumpmaster Course; and Honor Graduate of the US Army Ranger School. He is also a graduate of the US State Department Laotian Language School. He taught Senior ROTC at Seton hall University and served as the Senior Operations, Security, and Intelligence NCO for the Military District of Washington, DC, before retiring from the Army. As a civilian Charles taught Leadership, Management, and Decision Making at the Army Management Staff College. Charles resides in Virginia.