Courage on the Mountain eBook George Reischling
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Projecting skyward ominously 3200 feet above the surrounding flat jungle terrain towered a solitary goliath of a mountain shrouded with an ancient mystical legend and now an enemy stronghold. Nui Ba Dien or the “Black Virgin Mountain” served as a major staging area for the last finger of the infamous Ho Chi Minh trail as it crossed the Cambodian border just a few miles to the West. Honeycombed with hundreds of caves and fortified with elite NVA and Viet Cong soldiers, she stood as a “Thorn in the Side” of American military control of the region. The 25th Infantry Division held a communication site on her highest peak and also the land encircling her base but her slopes were voraciously defended by large numbers of elite enemy soldiers. Anytime any American unit undertook to engage her slopes, a hellacious battle was guaranteed with the “Angel of Death” always hovering near!
These memoirs illuminate more than just the courage of battle but also the courage and inner strength that the soldiers of Vietnam had to shoulder upon their return home. Courage and dignity qualify all Vietnam Veterans such that the country that at one time turned their back on them now holds them in high esteem. This is my story, start to finish and it was written to enlighten the reader to a greater understanding of the American men and women and their struggles for survival in America’s most unpopular war!
Courage on the Mountain eBook George Reischling
George: I had to smile when reading your historical thoughts of your time in Sydney. I too was in Kings Cross..a year before..but also met a wonderful Aussie gal who I promised my return as she ran along side the bus crying in the early rainy morning...I never went back. What a great week it was.The book: Well written and provides the reader some insights into the life and thoughts of a draftee, 11B Infantryman fighting tough and season NVA in late 1969-1970. Well done, George.
I left the Army after four years..obtained some degree education..went back in and retired just prior to 9/11. Worked contract in Afghanistan and Iraq..also spent 43 months in the Balkans 96-1999. Moved on to training the "good guys" in Africa with two tours in Southern Sudan and most recently training in Uganda before my boys went to clean out the bad guys in Mog, Somalia.
Your book brought back some smiles and memories of times passed but not forgotten...and certainly for those who paid with their lives..we shall never forget. Because when it came to humping the bush, fighting not only the terrain and the elements, but hard core NVA..we performed in an outstanding manner...time and time again all those who served should be rightly proud of their service.
Thanks again/JRH
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Courage on the Mountain eBook George Reischling Reviews
The title and the view out of the helicopter windshield received my immediate attention. I spent my first 9 mos. in Vietnam at the foot of Nui Ba Den mountain. For those of you that were there, I was on the demo squad at the Romeo Charlie. We were 20th Bde. Engrs., and soldiers of the 25th ID lived with us 24/7. George wouldn't have been familiar with our compound because we tore down / blew up our 1 Co. size compound in Nov. 69 just before he got there.
That said, Reiscling provided what has to be one of the best overall accounts of the Vietnam experience that you will read. He starts with a brief pre war account to include training and progresses thru combat experience to duty in the psychological field back in the base camp. He doesn't hold back in describing his post war problems either. Reischling is for real.
The best book I've read that provides a first hand experience of. A soldier in combat in Vietnam and an excellent analysis of combats effect on the individual soldier post combat. It also provides an in depth historical analysis and description of Vietnam politically and militarily before, during,and after. The United States withdrew its military from the war. This book should be required reading in all American history classes in High school and college. Semper Fi Mr Reischling. Have a great life.
George's story is very personal and carries the reader through the highs and lows of being in a war zone. While "Courage on the Mountain" details his own unique experience, it reflects how many of us who served coped with being young in a distant land, relying of the relationships and bonds we forged with our fellow servicemen. The book illustrates how flawed many of the strategies and approaches to fighting a war that resulted in troops revisiting the same territories over and over again rather than fully securing the hamlets and villages and preventing the Viet Cong from re-establishing control. With that being said, the men and women who served in Vietnam were as patriotic as any and their commitment to achieving victory is reflected in their response to the missions they were called upon to complete. During the course of the book, George interjects some very heartwarming details of he encounters in Vietnam with individuals one would not expect to meet, including a sergeant that served under his father's command in WWII and his drill sergeant from basic training. For those who did not have the experience of serving in Vietnam, "Courage on the Mountain" serves as a reminder of the rejection Vietnam Vets experienced upon returning to the States. Returning from war and its physical and emotional scars are difficult for any individual; however, when compounded by the rejection of friends and family and lack of appreciation for their services makes the adjustment back to civilian life harder. George has had an opportunity to reflect on his service and come full circle and ultimately accepted that those were the times in which our destiny was written. This is an excellent book and is worth reading for those who served and for those who seek to understand what it was like serving at this important time in our history. George, thanks for your service!!!
GEORGE REISCHLING I THANK YOU FIRST OF ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY IN A TIME OF A CLOUDED POLITICAL DEBATE. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST BOOKS ON VIETNAM THA I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FINISH AS OUR FAMILY LOST OUR OLDEST BROTHER TO VC FIRE ON MAY 21 1966. MY BROTHER WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF 25TH INFANTRY. HE WAS KILLED IN THE HO BO WOODS DURING OPERATION WAIHAIWA. BECAUSE OF THE PAIN OF HIS LOSS, WHICH MY MOTHER AND FATHER BOTH CARRIED TO THEIR GRAVES, ACCOMPANIED BY THE SHAME IN OUR COUNTRY AS OUR RETURNED TO AMERICA AT THE END OF THE WAR; I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO READ ABOUT OUR MEN WHO GAVE ALL LIVING OR DEAD. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CANDID AND COMPLETE MEMOIRS THAT YOU HAVE SHARED WITH US. I AM SURE THAT AS YOU READ YOUR NOTES MANY TEARS WERE SHED AS YOU WERE FORCED TO REMEMBER EVENTS THAT YOU THOUGHT HAD BEEN FILED AWAY IN YOUR MIND. FOR YOU TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO WALK BACK DOWN THOSES JUNGLES PATHS FOR US TO BE ALLOWED TO WALK WITH YOU IN DANGER AND HEART ACHE GIVES US A SAMPLING OF YOUR COURAGE AND BUILDS A TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR YOU FROM ALL THOSE OF US WHO YOU ALLOWED INTO YOUR MIND AND LIFE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU HAVE AND ARE STILL DOING FOR OUR WONDERFUL LAND!
George I had to smile when reading your historical thoughts of your time in Sydney. I too was in Kings Cross..a year before..but also met a wonderful Aussie gal who I promised my return as she ran along side the bus crying in the early rainy morning...I never went back. What a great week it was.
The book Well written and provides the reader some insights into the life and thoughts of a draftee, 11B Infantryman fighting tough and season NVA in late 1969-1970. Well done, George.
I left the Army after four years..obtained some degree education..went back in and retired just prior to 9/11. Worked contract in Afghanistan and Iraq..also spent 43 months in the Balkans 96-1999. Moved on to training the "good guys" in Africa with two tours in Southern Sudan and most recently training in Uganda before my boys went to clean out the bad guys in Mog, Somalia.
Your book brought back some smiles and memories of times passed but not forgotten...and certainly for those who paid with their lives..we shall never forget. Because when it came to humping the bush, fighting not only the terrain and the elements, but hard core NVA..we performed in an outstanding manner...time and time again all those who served should be rightly proud of their service.
Thanks again/JRH
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