{"product_id":"never-without-heroes-marine-third-reconnaissance-battalion-in-vietnam-1965-70","title":"Never Without Heroes: Marine Third Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam, 1965-70","description":"FOUR CONGRESSIONAL MEDALS OF HONOR,\nTHIRTEEN NAVAL CROSSES,\nSEVENTY-TWO SILVER STARS . . .\nIn four and a half years in Vietnam, the Marines of the Third Reconnaissance Battalion repeatedly penetrated North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries by foot and by helicopter to find enemy forces, learn the enemy's intentions, and, when possible, bring deadly fire down on his head. Heavily armed, well-camouflaged teams of six and eight men daily exposed themselves to overwhelming enemy forces so that other Marines would have the information necessary to fight the war.\nIt's all here: grueling, tense, and deadly recon patrols; insertions directly into NVA basecamps; last-stand defenses in the wreckage of downed helicopters; pursuit by superior North Vietnamese forces; agonizing deaths of men who valiantly put their lives on the line.\nNEVER WITHOUT HEROES is the first book to recount the story of a Marine reconnaissance battalion in Vietnam from the day of its arrival to its withdrawal. In Vietnam, Larry Vetter served as a platoon leader in Third Recon Battalion. He supplements his own recollections with Marine Corps records, exhaustive interviews with veterans, and correspondence to capture the bravery, and self-sacrifice of war.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0804108072\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0804108072.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Vetter Jr., Lawrence C.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market 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: Mass market paperback in GOOD condition with normal wear from use. Cover art my differ from that shown in photo.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43185607016509,"sku":"BVV.0804108072.G","price":6.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0804108072-0.jpg?v=1778795066","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/never-without-heroes-marine-third-reconnaissance-battalion-in-vietnam-1965-70","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}