Vietnam veterans asked to share ‘comic to bizarre’ stories, music memories
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Jim Barker, a Vietnam veteran who served as an Army linguist in 1971-72, has put out a call through the National VVA Magazine for other veterans to share their “most ‘comic to bizarre’ experiences during your Vietnam tour for possible publication.”
His book will give credit to the contributors, or keep them confidential if requested, and Barker says he will equally distribute any proceeds.
Barker, who now lives in San Jose, Calif., became known to some of Rockland’s VVA members years ago when they saw this 1992 New York Times story mentioning his participation in Vietnam’s first international marathon.
He’s also collecting information about what kind of music soldiers enjoyed during their combat tours. Vietnam veterans are asked to send him their top three songs from that era, “their order of importance, and a statement or two as to their meaning and significance.”
Do you have any funny stories or music memories to share with him? If so, e-mail erodemango@yahoo.com and/or post a comment on this blog entry.
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