Author George Giacoppe’s New Book, “War Sketches from the Mekong and Coming Home: Reflections of a Soldier,” is a Collection of Poignant True Stories – PR.com

Riverside,
CA,
January
24,
2025
–(PR.com)– George
Giacoppe,
was
born
during
the
Depression
into
a
family
of
five,
has
completed
his
new
book,
“War
Sketches
from
the
Mekong
and
Coming
Home:
Reflections
of
a
Soldier”:
a
nonfiction
work
that
describes
how
America
got
into
the
war
and
provides
vignettes
of
Army
and
Navy
events
at
a
personal
level
by
a
West
Point
graduate
with
both
experience
and
academic
credentials.

In
his
moving
dedication,
author
George
Giacoppe
writes,
“This
book
is
for
all
those
who
answered
the
call
of
duty,
responded
to
our
nation,
and
did
his
or
her
duty.
You
were
and
remain
heroes
despite
the
angry
rejection
that
our
Vietnam
service
created
at
home.
Your
pain
and
patience
shall
not
be
forgotten
by
Americans
who
care.
Children
do
not
deserve
war
yet
suffered
most
for
the
actions
of
adults
who
spoke
of
dominoes
that
never
fell
and
never
existed
except
in
the
minds
of
people
seeking
power.
There
were
no
dominoes,
only
the
cries
of
children
in
Vietnam
and
the
sorrows
of
families
back
home.
Vietnam
was
a
serious
mistake
and
a
loss
that
can
never
be
replaced.
Let
us
learn
from
that
and
protect
our
children
from
war.
These
sketches
are
for
all
the
children
who
lost
their
childhoods,
those
losing
them
at
this
moment
and
those
who
lost
their
parents
in
Vietnam.
Most
of
us
came
home
to
a
hostile
nation
that
saw
our
military
contribution
as
a
blot
on
our
souls.
Many
were
denied
coming
home
because
they
were
sacrificed
far
away,
and
their
love
of
duty,
honor,
and
country
were
scorned
by
many
who
simply
did
not
understand.
May
we
never
forget
both
those
lost
away
and
by
their
own
hands
at
home.”

Published
by
Page
Publishing,
George
Giacoppe’s
impactful
work
reflects
the
pain,
skill,
and
courage
of
an
American
military
intent
on
assisting
Vietnam
and
her
people
in
a
mistaken
conflict
and
the
personal
aftermath
of
unexpected
rejection
on
returning
home.

With
verse,
the
author
invites
the
reader
to
join
him
in
spiritual
contemplation,
irony,
and
humor
to
underscore
the
emotion
of
loss
and
the
impact
of
everyday
events
in
a
war
halfway
around
the
world.
While
most
wars
were
recorded
and
later
reported,
Vietnam
was
the
first
TV
war
when
daily
events
were
seen
by
families
at
home
as
a
routine.

Lieutenant
Colonel
Giacoppe
personalizes
and
focuses
Mekong
Delta
war
events
with
retrospective
clarity
using
events
from
the
first
US
riverine
warfare
since
the
Civil
War.

Readers
who
wish
to
experience
this
meaningful
work
can

purchase
“War
Sketches
from
the
Mekong
and
Coming
Home:
Reflections
of
a
Soldier”
at
bookstores
everywhere,
or
online
at
the
Apple
iTunes
Store,
Amazon,
Google
Play,
or
Barnes
and
Noble.

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additional
information
or
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inquiries,
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