Table of Contents
Prologue (November 1068) 1
Vietnam: Military Advisor Mike Horan (May 1962-June 1963) 11
America: President and Commander in Chief John F. Kennedy (November 1963) 23
America: President and Commander in Chief Lyndon B. Johnson (August 1964-December 1965) 29
Vietnam: Boots on the Ground Gilbert de la O (October 1965-September 1966) 37
America: Protestor Martin Luther King Jr. (January 1967-October 1967) 51
Vietnam: Machine Gunner Henry Allen (April 1967-May 1968) 57
America: President and Commander in Chief Lyndon B. Johnson (October 1967-February 1968) 71
Vietnam: Medic Tom Kelley (December 1967-December 1968) 77
America: President and Commander in Chief Lyndon B. Johnson (March 1968-December 1968) 89
America: President and Commander in Chief Richard M. Nixon (January 1969) 93
Vietnam: Infantryman Jan Scruggs (April 1969-April 1970) 97
America: President and Commander in Chief Richard M. Nixon (February 1969-June 1969) 109
Vietnam: Green Beret David Oshiro (May 1969-May 1970) 115
America: Protest Singer Country Joe McDonald (August 1969-March 1970) 127
Vietnam: Nurse Lily Lee Adams (October 1969-October 1970) 135
America: President and Commander in Chief Richard M. Nixon (October 1969-August 1974) 147
America: President and Commander in Chief Gerald R. Ford (March 1975-April 1975) 155
Vietnam: Refugee Hoa thi Nguyen (March 1975-April 1975) 159
America: Veteran Jan Scruggs (April 1975-March 1979) 171
America: Memorial Designer Maya Lin (October 1980-July 1982) 179
America: The National Salute to Vietnam Veterans The Veterans (November 10-14, l982) 187
Epilogue 195
What Became of the Men and Women Interviewed for Boots on the Ground? 198
Acknowledgments 200
Source Notes 202
Bibliography 206
Index 211