One Day in Vietnam

Book excerpt: After visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. and reflecting on the name of a distant cousin, first-time author Gary Hook set out to discover the man he had never known and what happened to him during the war. He searched for and found his cousin's closest relatives, friends and fellow soldiers with whom his cousin served during the war. Through extensive personal interviews and key government documents the author uncovered a story of gripping air combat, heroic sacrifice, and a terrible secret that lay hidden for more than thirty years.