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Author, journalist, and Marine Officer Philip Caputo served 16 months in Vietnam, landing in 1965 with the first ground combat unit deployed there. Caputo spent much of his time in Vietnam commanding an infantry platoon in fierce combat operations synonymous with the war. A few years later he would leave the Marine Corps and begin writing about his experiences in Vietnam. His memoir on the subject, \u201cA Rumor of War\u201d is a classic, and it wholeheartedly describes the savagery that war can so easily expose in normal, everyday human beings. The similarities between Caputo\u2019s own experiences in war and those of today\u2019s servicemembers who have survived combat are so apparent, yet so often forgotten. Philip Caputo is one of those rare individuals who has bridged the gap from warrior to writer, and eloquently shares with us the excessively important lessons of a war so many people have wanted to forget. And he does it here again on this very special episode of HAZARD GROUND!\nwww.philipcaputo.com |\xa0\u201cA Rumor of War\u201d\xa0\nDo your Amazon shopping with us, and give back to veterans organizations at the same time! Go to www.hazardground.com, click on the\xa0Amazon banner on the home page, and do your Amazon shopping from there. THE BEST PART IS we\u2019ll be donating proceeds from this partnership to the vet organizations featured on this podcast. So help us out, help out these great organizations, and head over to\xa0hazardground.com and click on the\xa0Amazon banner today, and shop away!\nSupport the podcast by supporting our sponsors at\xa0www.hazardground.com/sponsors!\nHelp grow the show! Spread the word, tell a friend!! Subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes!\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices