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Wandering Souls: Journey with the Dead and Living in Viet Nam by Wayne Karlin, Nation Books, 2009 Vietnam veteran and author Wayne Karlin has crafted a dramatic account of the combat experience of platoon leader 1st Lt. Homer Steedly and how it shaped a young man’s life for decades. Centered around Steedly’s first kill during …
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