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August 16, 2021
Glyn,
I just finished your book Finding My Brother. I walked with you each day and was going over places I had been in Nam and sometimes I had forgotten until you brought them back. THANKS Not that I will go there anytime soon. I should get Revenge is Coming in the mail today. Hope we get that Dang. ...
Chris
January 15, 2020
Glyn ,
I finished reading Finding My Platoon Brothers. Another good read of your story of a Nam vet's experience. I especially enjoyed your return trip with Mike and your son. I'm glad you and Mike could return and stand in locations that were so meaningful to you both.
Thank you for your books and a better perspective of the brotherly love for all of your platoon brothers.
Welcome Home!
Don
September 5, 2019
Glyn, I have just listened on Audible to all three of your books in order back to back. I really enjoyed your first book, what a harrowing year you had, words can't describe what you guys went through. Your second was brilliant and what an amazing and interesting career you have had. Your third well, in a way it was my favourite, sometimes had me smiling often brought a tear to my eye, a fantastic experience the three of you had and finding the platoon again was just so very moving. I am not American however I really want to say Welcome Home to you anyway, I feel you deserve it and the message through your books about remembering your fallen brothers is so strong. Thank you for sharing your life and experiences with us and I wish you all the best.
Ross
April 9, 2019
Hi Glyn,
… I certainly enjoyed reading about your experiences on your return trip to Vietnam as a civilian. I can imagine it was cathartic to some extent. It brought tears to my eyes in several instances.
Kindest regards. Susan
April 4, 2019
For those who have read Glyn Haynie’s most recent story [which is part three of his trilogy} and have come away thinking that this was just a bunch old veterans, getting together to rehash the old times over a few days of drinking, or that it was a father, son, and an old friend on a tour of Southeast Asia, you have completely missed the narrative!
Glyn has captured the true feeling of love and loss only many a combat veteran can know! The memories these men carry with them even after more than four decades have past. The trauma that awakens them each night, the terrors of close combat, the loss and sacrifice made by of those they fought with side by side. Then wondering and uncertainty of what the lives of those who died {on the battlefield} may have been today? This book solidifies and embraces the emotions of the men and women who have been in war and survived!
Take good care
Bob
March 21, 2019
Dear Mr Haynie
Thank you for sharing more of your story in "Finding My Platoon Brothers".
It was an emotional read.
Best wishes to you and your family.
Kindest regards
Brenda
March 15, 2019
Glyn, I just finished reading your newest book. You have an amazing gift for writing and I learned so much from reading your stories. The perspective you give someone like me who didn't serve, but still had an emotional connection to those times is much appreciated. …
John
March 7, 2019
I enjoyed your book ... Thank you for sharing your journey. You honored your brothers by surviving and keeping your promise that they would be remembered by publishing your books. Let the text carry on so you can finally let go you kept your promise.
Steve
March 6, 2019
I started this very touching book today titled “Finding My Platoon Brothers” by Glyn Haynie. Glyn is a very special person in my life, and to my family as well. Glyn and my Uncle Juan Ramos served together during the War in Vietnam.
In this book Glyn writes about his efforts to find and reconnect with his brothers of First Platoon. Although my uncle Juan is no longer with us, he is 1 of 13 brothers that is engraved in the hearts of his platoon members forever.
“Glyn Haynie carries the names of 13 brothers forever engraved on his heart. They are the names of brothers killed in combat during the War in Vietnam.”
Thank you Glyn for continuing to share your experiences with us and for your service to our country. You will always hold a special place in my heart.
Ps, I noticed the image of my Uncle on the cover. It made me smile :’) God bless!
Lari
February 25, 2019
Glyn
…I really enjoyed the book and interestingly enough read the hardback instead of the electronic version. I can tell you that it has been years since I last read a physical book, but once I started the hardback copy, I was not tempted to switch to the electronic version. I was not sure how much I would get into what I thought would be a journal of a trip back to Vietnam, but boy was I wrong about my assumption. I found myself really thinking about what it would be like to do the things you described in each chapter, and it was such a good read…
Giuseppe
February 11, 2019
Glyn,
…I haven’t finished reading it yet, but I find it just as interesting and fast-paced a the first two. You deserve a lot of credit for putting in all the time and effort into locating your fellow soldiers and arranging the reunion!
I have a strong military history in my family. My then husband served 2 tours in Vietnam and retired from the Army after 30 years in service. Unfortunately, he succumbed from complications of exposure to Agent Orange. My daughter was in the National Guard and served in Desert Storm. My son was in the Reserves and served in Iraq…
Finally – thank you for your service to our country!
Susan
February 11, 2019
Glyn,
…Excellent! Glyn, you have a way of capturing moments and details that also captures the reader, holding the reader in awe and sometimes in tears. You took me to Vietnam on a plane, and I rode around with you three from hotel to hill and all the other stops along the way. I watched Binh drive and was sorry to leave him there. My eyes grew puffy as you said goodbye to brothers.
Well done my friend! Well done…
Dave
February 5, 2019
Great stuff Glyn - I missed that war ever so slightly but found many more over my 40 year career.
Thanks for sharing and keep writing; your darn good at it and EVERYONE needs to learn about this war.
Sincerely
Col Dan
US Army retired
February 2, 2019
Glyn, I really enjoyed the book. I was just talking about it last night with my wife. This is obviously still all very fresh for you, since your trip to Vietnam was only last year. I can only imagine how I would have felt in a similar situation. I'm glad your son was able to go with you. That's something the two of you will always share. In a way, your book has now made me want to visit Vietnam. It sounds like a nice place to visit these days.
Even though I was not in Vietnam, many parts of your book resonated with my own experiences. I didn't lose as many close brothers as you, but I did lose some while deployed and others as they deployed again over the years. As I was reading about your platoon reunion in Texas, it seemed very similar to the reunion I just went to in Gatlinburg, TN last year. It had been 15 years since our unit flew into Iraq at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was great to see so many folks I served with at the time. We had about 30 unit and family members in attendance. It was a blast!
You also mentioned your more recent experiences with the VA. I also had been putting off filing a claim with the VA for various ailments associated with my time in the service. My wife had been bugging me to do this for the past 6 years. I finally went about 3 months ago and have gotten the ball rolling on my claim.
What you've done to keep your brothers-in-arms connected is invaluable to everyone involved. It takes a special person to do all the research and planning and to reach out to everyone. I have a good friend who has assumed that role over the years. Truthfully, he's probably the only reason we have all stayed so connected. It just takes one, and you're that person for your brothers. I'm sure they thank you for it.
Your book has been my pleasure to read and be a part of. Thanks!
- Chris
January 17, 2019
As I picked up your book to read, I felt an instant connection for I knew this book was one that took a lot of thought and preparation to bring together. … I knew I couldn’t put it down. … I felt a sense that the words were writing themselves. … I feel your work is one that will be able to restore faith and dedication to humanity. ... How you were able to reunite your Platoons is a remarkable story.
Susie
January 15, 2019
I wanted to let you know I thoroughly enjoyed your 3rd book. It only took me a day to read it. So that shows you it caught my interest. I hope that the messages you provided to your brothers help in the healing process.
Tarie
Hi Glyn, I found your book very interesting and moving, especially the chapters detailing the trip back to Vietnam. I could almost feel how that must have felt. I couldn't help but think about how these books of yours also tell the tales of so many Vietnam veterans. I also found it to be very well-written.
Darren
This is the third book in Glyn's trilogy on his experiences in and out of the military surrounding Vietnam. While the first book provides the reader with a contemporary narrative on war in Vietnam at the lowest levels in the combat zone, the second takes the reader back to the States for the story of a lifetime of career service in the transforming US Army of the 70s and 80s.
This third volume though takes the reader, along with retired veterans, back to Vietnam in the summer of 2018 to reflect on this soldier's past 'In Country' with the places and people of Vietnam today. It makes the perfect bookend for a fascinating trilogy of books on a soldier's military career during some of the most turbulent times to serve in the US Army in the latter half of the 20th century.
I've spent many hours talking to Glyn over the years, as neighbor and friend, and have always found our conversations illuminating. I highly respect and recommend this as well as the other books in this trilogy. They are easy to read and honest accounts that are well illustrated with photos from the times and with maps where needed.
Richard (Beta Reader)
