Year in Nam : a Native American soldier's story / Leroy TeCube.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

TeCube, Leroy, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

TeCube, Leroy, 1947-.

TeCube, Leroy.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Participation, Indian.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- American.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xix, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [1999]

Summary:

TeCube was a respected point man and leader of his platoon. His memoir provides an intimate glimpse of the daily lives of infantrymen -- the monotony of camp, the oppressive heat, the seemingly endless and deceptively dull routine of patrols, the brief but furious eruptions of combat, a pervasive sadness and indifference, and a growing acceptance of the imminence of death. Particularly powerful are TeCube's observations and experiences from the perspective of a Native American soldier. TeCube's cultural heritage -- his traditional religious beliefs, the farewell blessing from an Apache medicine man, the memory of special powwow dances held back home for soldiers -- was a source of strength to him.

ISBN:

0803244347

OCLC:

39914348