The Force Within: Recon Scout

About the Book

The Force Within is the story of one sergeant and his scouting team's trials and tribulations in the wilds of Vietnam during the height of the war. He had many missions in his role, but his most important one was this... to stay alive.

About the Author

Squatty-Body is retired from the United States Army after 22 years of service. During his younger years, he was a recon scout in Vietnam. His duties were patrolling, ambushes, reconning, surveillance, and long-range patrols with movement to contact. He went to country in charge of a team of scouts. It was a long year, 173 patrols and a flight home.