|
|
|
Vietnam Veterans of America 1224 M Street NW Washington, DC 20005-5183 May, 1996 Books in Review: Reviews by Marc Leepson
Images from the Otherland: Memoir of a United States Marine Corps Artillery Officer in Vietnam The heart of Kenneth P. Sympson's Images from the Otherland is a fact-filled recounting of his 1965-66 tour as a young Marine artillery officer with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, and with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. But this book also contains a thoughtful meditation on the meaning of Sympson's action-filled tour and how it continues to impact on the author's life today. Sympson poses some difficult questions. "Is it better to recall or to forget?" "Am I a better person for the experience [of Vietnam] or worse?" He does not come up with any clear answers. But Sympson's quest to do so makes compelling reading.
|
Get your own Free Home Page |
