When I Turned Nineteen: A Vietnam War Memoir by Glyn Haynie
Glyn Haynie . Unknown Year . English
It's the year 1969. I was serving in the U.S. Army with my brothers of First Platoon Company A 3/1 11th Bde Americal (23rd Infantry) Division. We were average American sons, fathers, husbands, or brothers who'd enlisted or been drafted from all over the United States and who'd all come from different backgrounds. We came together and formed a brotherhood that will last through time. I share my experiences about weeks of boredom and minutes to hours of terror and surviving the heat, carrying a 60-pound rucksack, monsoons, a forest fire, a typhoon, building a firebase, fear, death and fighting the enemy while mentally, physically, and morally exhausted.
Categories: Literary Fiction
About the Author
From the age of 18 until he retired in March of 1989, Glyn Haynie served his country as a member of the U.S. Army. Starting in 1968, his military career spanned 20 years. At the age of 19, Haynie found himself fighting in the jungles of Vietnam with the 23rd Infantry Division. Before retiring, Haynie served as a squad leader, platoon sergeant, drill instructor, a first sergeant, and finally as an instructor for the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA). After retiring from the Army, Haynie earned an AAS degree in Management, a BS degree in Computer Information Systems, and an MA degree in Computer Resources and Information Systems. He worked as a software engineer/project manager for eight years before teaching at Park University as a full-time instructor. Haynie continued as an adjunct instructor for thirteen more years. He also worked as an adjunct instructor for the Graduate program at Saint Edwards University for one year. Today, he enjoys staying home writing about his military experiences and of the brotherhood he’d experienced in Vietnam. Connect with Glyn on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/haynie19 Web: www.glynhaynie.net email: glyn@glynhaynie.com
