{"product_id":"boocoo-dinky-dow-my-short-crazy-vietnam-war","title":"Boocoo Dinky Dow: My short, crazy Vietnam War","description":"Grady Myers was an artistic but aimless teenager in 1968, when, desperate for troops, the U.S. Army overlooked his extreme nearsightedness and transformed him into Hoss, an M-60 machine gunner. His illustrated memoir \"Boocoo Dinky Dow: My short, crazy Vietnam War\" is by turns funny and sobering. Grady recounts his military initiation at Fort Lewis, where there could be a fuzzy line between training and torture. He describes the intensity of Vietnam, where an old man carrying a bundle of sticks posed a moral dilemma and a young man would weigh the burden of his virginity against the dubious pleasures of riverbank prostitutes. Grady's explosives-happy comrades in Charlie Company sometimes posed the greatest danger. But, in a dramatic ambush, that same bunch of crazy soldiers risked their lives to save his. \"Boocoo Dinky Dow\" is how American GIs heard the French\/Vietnamese phrase \"beaucoup dien cai dau\" for \"very crazy.\" For more information, visit www.shortcrazyvietnam.com\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 146795568X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.146795568X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Grady C. Myers|Julie Titone\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43449769295933,"sku":"BVV.146795568X.G","price":10.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/146795568X-0.jpg?v=1786482227","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/boocoo-dinky-dow-my-short-crazy-vietnam-war","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}