© Copyright Michael Dan Kellum 2010 Welcome to my website honoring Marines, Navy Corpsmen and other U.S. Servicemen depicted in my two books: American Heroes Grunts, Pilots & “Docs” Title: Book I, American Heroes: Grunts, Pilots & “Docs” Subtitle: Building “Hard Men”...U.S. Marines                Vietnam War Stories, 1966-71 Publisher: Navarro-Hill Publishing Group (Published Sept. 2011) Hardback w/dust jacket ISBN: 978-0-9845132-1-5, 539 pages Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-9845132-0-8, 539 pages Product Dimensions: 6.14 x 9.21 x 1 inch Title: Book II, American Heroes: Grunts, Pilots & “Docs” Subtitle: Leathernecks Find ‘em, Fix ‘em, Kill ‘em                Vietnam Combat Stories, 1965, ‘69-’70 Publisher: Navarro-Hill Publishing Group (Published Sept. 2011) Hardback w/dust jacket ISBN: 978-0-9845132-3-9, 498 pages Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-9845132-2-2, 498 pages Product Dimensions: 6.14 x 9.21 x 1 inch Book I Introduction “Rounds penetrating a helicopter are hard to describe. It’s a loud metallic, cracking  sound when coming through the sides while up through the floor it was more of a  muffled sound. The floors are honeycombed aluminum, thicker. I’ve had grunts (we’ve  just extracted from a hot LZ) hitting the deck of the helicopter as was normal for them  when receiving hits (on the ground). Once I took my stubby screwdriver, which every  crew chief carries, and poked a hole in the side of the helicopter (to show how thin the  walls of the aircraft were and they would not stop an enemy round). I then told the  grunts, ‘There’s nowhere to hide in here.’”---Cpl. Josef “Joe” Dobosz, 21, of St. Joseph,  Missouri, HMM-364 Purple Fox crew chief. Chapter 1..... MORE  Book I Excerpts In Book II, American Heroes: Grunts, Pilots &  “Docs,” I relate the stories of Marines and Navy  Corpsmen in combat in Vietnam and, as in Book I,  their uncommon heroism. The following personal  narratives tell the unique history of the times when  idealistic young men served in the Marines in a war  between two countries half the land mass of Texas  on the other side of the earth to stop the spread of  Communism..... MORE  Book II Introduction I looked down at the Marine working on my legs and asked, “How are my legs?” to  which he replied, “Don’t worry about them...they’re gone.” West told the Marine on top of  him to go check on the lieutenant and he was gone before he could finish his sentence...  "As a survivor of that mission, it is my responsibility to share the unbelievable courage  and bravery I witnessed that day. I was surrounded by heroes."---LCpl. Ed West, an 18-  year-old radioman for the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) with only 45 days in-country  accompanied 1stLt. Bruce Cruickshank, a 24-year-old A-4 Skyhawk pilot calling in air  support for Alpha Co., 1/1. Both men would lose their legs to a mine explosion in a  minefield. Two Marines and a Doc were killed and altogether 12 Marines wounded out of two squads north of Hill 55 while engaging NVA troops on January 31, 1970. Chapter  1..... MORE  Book II Excerpts MORE Book I RVN, NVA and VC Units, Individuals Cited..... Book I Vietnamese Cities, Villes & Hills..... Book II RVN, NVA and VC Units, Individuals Cited..... Book II Vietnamese Cities, Villes & Hills..... Book II U.S. Military Units..... Book I U.S. Military Units..... VIEW VIEW VIEW VIEW VIEW VIEW Book I Marines & Other Personnel Cited..... VIEW Book II Marines & Other Personnel Cited..... VIEW