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The continuing saga of the 4th of the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division during the blistering year of 1967 in Vietnam. This is a collection of stories from those men who braved the Devil's Playground and endured the trials and tribulations between Heaven and Hell during the fierce combat year of 1967. Their stories will take you into the combat abyss and reveal their thoughts, emotions, and fears. Be careful, you might find yourself reaching for the Kleenex.

In 1966, the son of a mild-mannered ex-Marine sharpshooter was a manager at an amusement park in San Jose, CA. Warren Weitzel received his invitation from the government to participate in the ongoing conflict in Vietnam. The Army wasn't what he was expecting, but Weitzel manages to combine his life training with the Army's training, and survived for a year "in country". And so here are his observations, good and bad, as a sergeant in a combat platoon.