 Front Cover Authorial Intent  Portrayal of a true picture of Vietnam: scenes, characters, action  Development of believable characters, events, settings.

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 Front Cover

Authorial Intent  Portrayal of a true picture of Vietnam: scenes, characters, action  Development of believable characters, events, settings  Establishment of authentic references to military protocol, vessels, armaments, sounds, dialogue  Creation of a believable conclusion

 The Defining Moment: “Nothing worse can happen.”

Boot Camp Group Photo

Al’s Journey

Manning the M-60 machine gun while at GQ Gun barrels point up when passing villages

Swifts beached at a village near Seafloat

A young South Vietnamese sailor learns to shoot the aft 50-caliber machine gun

South Vietnamese junk under sail

The Stars and Stripes fly alongside hand-washed laundry

Making morning coffee in 98 o heat

Houses off the Song Ong Doc river, built over a canal, make it easy for fishing families to get to work

Low flat swampy delta area Light areas defoliated by agent orange

“Firefight gives a genuine feel for the temperaments of young men going to war.” David Wallace, OinC, PCFs 32 & 65 “Those young and courageous Swift sailors added immensely to my leadership perspective in meeting my future career responsibilities.” Tom L. Hovland, Captain, USN-retired “Firefight puts the reader aboard a Swift…” Raul Herrara, President, Swift Boat Sailors Association  Back cover with reviews