Cammie Up!: Memoir of a Recon Marine in Vietnam, 1967-1968

by Steven A. Johnson

Overview

In this Marine combat memoir, Steve Johnson recounts his service in Vietnam from April 1967 to May 1968. Only 17 when he enlisted in 1964, Johnson deployed to Vietnam with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, and his tour included such now famous locations as Phu Bai, Khe Sanh, Nha Trang and Quang Tri, among others. With a sometimes humorous tone, Johnson describes a war of often terrified high school and college-aged youngsters faced with exotic plant and animal life, monsoon rains, harrowing reconnaissance missions and death. Details are plentiful about tactics, equipment, geography and, always, fellow Marines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786488391
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/25/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	815,685
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Steven A. Johnson served more than 17 years in the Marine Corps on active duty and in the reserves (including a call-up for active duty in Desert Storm). He spent 20 years with the Jamestown, New York, Police Department, and six with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. He lives in Jamestown.
Steven A. Johnson served more than 17 years in the Marine Corps on active duty and in the reserves (including a call-up for active duty in Desert Storm). He spent 20 years with the Jamestown, New York, Police Department, and six with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office. He lives in Jamestown.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Ray W. Stubbe     
Preface     
Introduction     

PART ONE : IN WHICH I MAKE PREPARATIONS TO SEE THE ELEPHANT
1. Transition     
2. Reconnaissance School     
3. California to Okinawa     

PART TWO : IN WHICH I ENTER THE ELEPHANT’S REALM
4. In Country: Phu Bai     
5. Learning My Trade     
6. Khe Sanh     
7. Patrol Preparation     
8. Settling In and Environment     
9. Lizards and Leeches and Bugs ... Oh, My!     

PART THREE : IN WHICH I CAN DEFINITELY SMELL THE ELEPHANT
10. Could’a Been Worse!     
11. Sergeant of Marines     
12. A Day in the Life     
13. Trenches and Bunkers     
14. Harborsites and a Little Travel     
15. On Patrol     
16. A Real Mess     
17. Death and a Long Walk     
18. Fizzies and Nha Trang     
19. Puff and Hill 950     

PART FOUR: IN WHICH THE ELEPHANT TAKES A SHORT VACATION
20. A New Company     
21. Okinawa; Training     
22. Back In Country; Quang Tri     

PART FIVE: IN WHICH I FINALLY SEE THE ELEPHANT
23. More Patrols and Agent Orange     
24. Ambush     
25. China Beach and Malaria     

PART SIX: IN WHICH I RELEASE THE ELEPHANT BACK INTO THE JUNGLE
26. Going Home     
27. Welcome Back?     

PART SEVEN: NO MORE ELEPHANTS
28. More Malaria     
29. Duty Done—A New Journey     

Appendix A: After Action Report     
Appendix B: Myth Busters     
Appendix C: How We Lost the War     
Maps     
Glossary     
Chapter Notes     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

a must read...Johnson writes about his experiences...with a clarity and intensity that makes the reader feel as though he is with Johnson throughout his tour...a terrific read”—Caltrap.

From the Publisher

a must read...Johnson writes about his experiences...with a clarity and intensity that makes the reader feel as though he is with Johnson throughout his tour...a terrific read

Caltrap