Bury Him by Capt. Doug Chamberlain - Book Tour + Giveaway
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Book Details:
Book Title: Bury Him: A Memoir of the Viet Nam War by Captain Doug Chamberlain
Category: Non-Fiction (18 +), 348 pages
Genre: Memoir, Biographies of the Marines
Publisher: Love the West Publications LLC
Release date: November 2019
Content Rating: PG + M: Some scenes of the war, no bad language, no sex.
“...His book recounts his agonized response to a direct order to 'bury' the remains of a fallen Marine in Vietnam...”
—John E. Brown, III
Past president of JBU, and former AR State Senator
—John E. Brown, III
Past president of JBU, and former AR State Senator
Book Description:
In this frank, engaging
memoir, Captain Chamberlain chronicles the missions, personal courage
and sacrifice of the Marines he was privileged to command; painfully
recalls the unspeakable order he and his Marines were forced to obey;
and the cover-up which followed. Nearly four decades later, Captain
Chamberlain makes right what was wrong; brings closure to the family of a
fallen and abandoned warrior; and attempts to put to rest the guilt
which plagued his military career and life. Unlike most books on the
Viet Nam War, this book is written at a tactical level by a Marine
Company Commander who was there.
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Guest Post
“The Effort”
I believe the condition of “writer’s
block” is psychological in nature. Even
the most focused writer can be distracted.
I would compare it to the inability of an artist to bring out meaning in
a portrait or the musician that is unable to create melody and rhythm to match
the lyrics of a song. For me, I am able
to write meaningfully only when I am insulated from distractions of people,
sounds, or pending responsibilities for which there is a timeline. The
environment needs to be quiet, somewhat secluded, and where I can freely move
around. Part of it in this particular
book, was the need for me to deal with the emotional wounds that, even after
these many years, are ever present. I
didn’t deal with writer’s block as much as I did the recall of the horrors of
war and the guilt I deal with every day concerning the central issue of the
book.
There is great pride in being the
author whose finished book encompasses your “blood, sweat, and tears”. Success to me is not how many copies of my effort
has been or may be sold, but rather to realize that just one reader has had a
meaningful, thought provoking, emotional experience as a result of the product
of my labor…the conveying of the true meaning of my convictions expressed in my
writings. In this book, my emotional
involvement was always somber because of the subject matter, and the
re-examination of my actual personal involvement.
Financial considerations were the
force behind the self-publishing pursuit.
In my isolation in rural Wyoming, I did not have ready accessibility to
the many facets of the process that are necessary. However, networking within the military
community and the Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA) provided
me with excellent services. Meeting
those many individuals who did and are assisting me has been one of the
pleasures of my life. It has reinforced
my belief that seasoned professionals are invaluable, some more so than
others. Personally, I could not have
found any better group of caring individuals. However, marketing is a tedious, time
consuming task that is more difficult than the writing. I had a difficult time believing that
initially.
Meet the Author:
Doug Chamberlain, the
grandson of homesteaders in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, grew
up with the "country values" instilled in him in the rural environment
of a very small community. Even though there were only 10 students in
his high school graduating class, several of his classmates pursued
careers, public service, and military service that took them to various
locations around the world. His rural values and the foundational
reinforcement of those values at the University of Wyoming and John
Brown University proved to be tested in their entirety when he became a
Marine Infantry Officer in the Viet Nam War. His life changing
experiences in that war proved to haunt him during his search to solve a
mystery that spanned 50 years...and Bury Him details the sordid facts
and the horrible truth that had eluded him.
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2 Comments
Thank you so much for sharing this great guest post and the information about this wonderful and thought-provoking memoir.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! :)
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