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Danny Buoy is the pseudonym of a real
Soldier who served in the Vietnam War. Danny was born, reared,
and educated in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1966, the only college
graduate in a family of nine, Danny found himself without a
draft deferment. He decided to enlist rather than wait for his
draft notice, and one year later his home was a tent in South
Vietnam. Quite to his surprise, he had become a Flight
Operations Specialist for a U.S. Army Chinook Helicopter
Company, a rather unusual job for a Soldier who had trained for
the Infantry.
When Danny arrived home in Nebraska, he discovered a nation that
was unwilling to acknowledge his service in the very war they
had sent him to fight. Pachyderms, his first novel, is his
attempt to show a side of the Vietnam war that few Americans
have ever seen.
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Pachyderms
“Dulce et Decorum est…”
Popular movies have offered viewers a
glimpse into the Vietnam War, but few address the reality of
being a soldier in the conflict. Pachyderms is based on the
true story of a soldier’s experience during the unpopular police
action.
Young and anxious for a first
military assignment, Dan Coobat is shocked to discover his first
duty post is one to an aviation unit in a nonexistent outfit.
With overwhelming obstacles and little formal training, Danny
and brothers set about to create the 312th Aviation Company.
Danny quickly discovers: “What the soldier sees (or hears) is
NOT what the soldier gets.”
Eventually, Danny is faced with an
even tougher battle... Coming back home to America.
RECIPIENT OF READERS' CHOICE GOLD
MEDAL FOR MILITARY FICTION
Pachyderms (Paperback Edition)
Pachyderms (Kindle Edition)
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