Comments on: DRAFTED! Shameless Literary Pandering

By: Grumpy ole Guy

Grumpy ole Guy — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 03:01:46 +0000

Having read at a sneak peak preview of this book I can give it an “all thumbs up” rating. Good job. And yes, I was one of those who marched against that, and all wars since.

By: Mike masterson

Mike masterson — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 02:23:25 +0000

Congrats. I know you don’t like talking about yourself but I know you have a Few public engagements coming up at a library and at the cloverdale funeral home you may wish to mention. Still reading your personally autographed copy of the book And learning something new each day. Thanks

By: Mac

Mac — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 01:23:36 +0000

You don’t say what time at Café Capri. Across the street at Quinns the Marine Corps League meets on Saturdays for breakfast from 8 to 10. You should come over and join us. It would be great.

Editor Note–I will be there by 8! Thanks for the invite. The gig at Cafe Capri is 9-11 a.m.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:21:07 +0000

This is obviously a repeat post but I I read bikboy’s comment above and it makes me think of the Brian Williams story going on now.
A “few embellished stories”…

Guardian, what do you think of the NBC news story and the “punishment”?

I say, ‘nothing bad about few good sea stories’.

EDITOR NOTE–Easterner, EVERYTHING in the book is true and it doesn’t need embellishment… I have pictures to document it. No heroics and no blood and guts. I have had a great life and thousands of noteworthy encounters. As for Brian Williams, he was foolish to stretch the truth. He didn’t need to stretch to appear cool. Sad to see him go from the top of the heap to six feet under so fast.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:15:39 +0000

I will be getting a copy and a copy for each of my kids!

By: BoiseB

BoiseB — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:12:52 +0000

Dave,

Thanks for your service – both military and this website. I greatly enjoy the discourse, even if you guys are wrong most of the time. 🙂

By: Zippo

Zippo — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:59:07 +0000

Viet-who?? Is that in Iraq?

I hear your book’s successful emergence on the market recently has led to massive demonstrations by historically illiterate students. They’re holding anti-Vietnam war protests with coordinated e-mailing campaigns. They’re making demands to “Stop the Vietnam War Now”!

School districts and Universities have agreed to study to problem and will consider replacing the current semesters dedicated to Jessie Jackson and Rap Music with something touching on America’s recent foreign policy activities.

EDITOR NOTE: I have seen Vietnam at war and at peace. Peace is better.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 22:53:50 +0000

Dave, you should’ve taken some literary license, and added a few embellished anecdotes toward the end – you know, going back in with Rambo to bring some boys home. That day you visited the gun department at Walmart and had a sudden flashback and started mowin’ down civilians, etc.

Just for kicks, I checked for the book on Amazon.com. There’s a “look inside” that allows the prospective buyer to read the first few pages. Looks like good reading!

(I was lucky, coming along a few years later, and my birthday was #320 of the 365 days of the year. Big sigh of relief!)

You should offer to autograph the book for Boise Guardian readers!

Merry Christmas, and God bless us every one.

EDITOR NOTE–Once I get some copies in hand I will gladly offer them up and autograph them.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 22:01:28 +0000

Thumbs up….I always like “a little different slant”.