Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam
John Leppelman
Mar 2003 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Scott Sowers
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In three straight years he was a paratropper, and army seaman, and a LRRP—and he lived to tell about it.
As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the Central highlands was in a body bag.
But Leppelman did get out, transferring first to the army's riverboats and then the all-volunteer Rangers, one of the ballsiest units in the war. In three tours of duty, that ended only when malaria forced him back to the States, Leppelman saw the war as few others did, a Vietnam that many American boys didn't live to tell about, but whose valor and sacrifice survive on these pages.
As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the Central highlands was in a body bag.
But Leppelman did get out, transferring first to the army's riverboats and then the all-volunteer Rangers, one of the ballsiest units in the war. In three tours of duty, that ended only when malaria forced him back to the States, Leppelman saw the war as few others did, a Vietnam that many American boys didn't live to tell about, but whose valor and sacrifice survive on these pages.
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Daniel Mccomas
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May 16, 2020
not happy. I bought this book because I enjoyed the paperback. and I wanted to listen to it while I work. the audiobook left out over half the book. I dont know why but they left it out. same with two other books I bought.
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About the author
John Leppelman was a paratrooper in the 173rd Airborne, serving three tours of duty in Vietnam. He then wrote about his military service and experiences in Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier’s Thirty-Five Months in Vietnam.
Scott Sowers is a performer who has narrated many audiobooks, including The Confession, High Profile, and Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier’s Thirty-five Months in Vietnam.
Scott Sowers is a performer who has narrated many audiobooks, including The Confession, High Profile, and Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier’s Thirty-five Months in Vietnam.
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