Everyone Had His Turn

About the Book

This work consists of two about equal parts. The first part is based upon the daily diary the author kept from late October 1967 through late June 1968, when he was wounded in action. During his time in the Mekong Delta region in South Vietnam, the author spent half his time with either the infantry as forward observer or with a howitzer battery. The second part of this work states both some military and political reasons why America lost the Vietnam War and other such topics. Various other trenchant observations, analysis and conclusions are also made.

About the Author

The author was born in Billings, Montana in 1943. He grew up on a Montana ranch. An avid reader, the author has always been keenly interested in warfare. Warfare can bring on many changes. Lieutenant Cormier served in the U.S. Army and spent eight months in Vietnam in 1967-68. The author kept a daily diary while in Vietnam. He spent four months with the combat infantry and four months with a howitzer battery. The author was wounded in action in June, 1968. Based on both his Vietnam diary and his extensive knowledge of the Vietnam War, he wrote this work.