Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam
John Leppelman
May 2010 · Sold by Presidio Press
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In three straight years he was a paratropper, and army seaman, and a LRRP—and he lived to tell about it.
As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the Central highlands was in a body bag.
But Leppelman did get out, transferring first to the army's riverboats and then the all-volunteer Rangers, one of the ballsiest units in the war. In three tours of duty, that ended only when malaria forced him back to the States, Leppelman saw the war as few others did, a Vietnam that many American boys didn't live to tell about, but whose valor and sacrifice survive on these pages.
As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the Central highlands was in a body bag.
But Leppelman did get out, transferring first to the army's riverboats and then the all-volunteer Rangers, one of the ballsiest units in the war. In three tours of duty, that ended only when malaria forced him back to the States, Leppelman saw the war as few others did, a Vietnam that many American boys didn't live to tell about, but whose valor and sacrifice survive on these pages.
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101 reviews
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September 2, 2022
Bare bones truth. Unpolished, unadulterated truth. This book is a straight, true telling of one Patriots experience through his path during the war in Vietnam. His account is compelling.
Rob Hammell
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September 13, 2013
Just one comment....... THANK YOU , FOR THE FREEDOM.. GOD BLESS THE U.S. VET'S. !
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March 2, 2012
One of the best Vietnam Soldier book ever! I've read it at least 6 times and can still read it over and over like I've never read it before. One of my favorite books ever written. MUST READ!!!
About the author
John Leppelman was a paratrooper in the 173rd Airborne, serving three tours of duty in Vietnam. He then wrote about his military service and experiences in Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier’s Thirty-Five Months in Vietnam.
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