Silent Valor, Rick Greenberg
Silent Valor, Rick Greenberg
List: $19.99 | Sale: $13.99
Club: $9.99

Silent Valor
One Man's Vietnam War

Author: Rick Greenberg

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/14/2023

Synopsis

A young Marine deployed to Vietnam finds terror, danger, and death, but also courage, loyalty, and brotherhood. This intense, gritty tale of the Vietnam War, in a setting depicted so vividly you can almost feel the jungle heat, it will draw you in and won't let go.

Silent Valor recreates what happened to Lance Corporal Don Talbot and the squad members of Echo Two in their attempt to save fellow Marines surrounded by the North Vietnamese Army.

This touching true story will please listeners interested in the Vietnam War and all those who find inspiration in examples of courage under fire.

About Rick Greenberg

Rick Greenberg is a twenty-five-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served in Vietnam with the First Reconnaissance Battalion, Alpha Company. Following Vietnam, he grew in rank to a Staff Sergeant when Desert Storm happened. Now in Motor Transport, he took the first resupply convoy through the gas filled mine fields directly behind our invading grunts and tanks. Once again he was a combatant fighting for his country. Moving to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant, he retired shortly after the tragic death of his wife. In 1993, Gunny Green became a civilian, but will always be a Marine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wharton on April 01, 2023

I did not realize, until the very end, that this was Don Talbot's story, as retold by Rick Greenberg. As I look back over the entire book, yes, some of the story had to have had the worst frequencies at the top and the bottom modulated in order to move the story forward, instead of allowing so much......more

Goodreads review by jakekellsaol.com on December 11, 2022

Page Turner Lost a school mate, 08 January 68, CAP USMC. This story was quite relevant to me. He could only write friends to tell of his fears of increasing enemy activity in their AO, not family. They were over run and he was killed along with several fellow Marines. The story I believe mirrored his......more

Goodreads review by Phillip Fountain on September 07, 2023

Very good reading. This book tells the story of one young mans experience in war. It tells of the boredom and drudgery of daily life out of the combat zone, and the horror that can happen at a moments notice in a war. The book gives a good idea of the thoughts and feelings that a young man might hav......more

Goodreads review by Stefan on September 03, 2023

Great insight into a young marines tour of duty in Vietnam This book gives the reader a chilling account of a young marines daily life during his tour of duty in Vietnam. The loss of his mates during engagements with the enemy, the description of wounds suffered and the cautious interaction with the......more

Goodreads review by Christian on May 26, 2023

Therapeutic As a vet myself I can appreciate the anguish and futility of.what Don went through. I certainly hope he can find peace for laying such a sacrifice at the alter of freedom. At least that's what Lincoln said in the Bixby letter. I for one believe in those words. Although , unless I missed i......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List