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NOLA 'fore The Flood
A fictional memoir, set in the summer of 1969, of a young man's last night as a civilian. He wanders all night through the streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans. In the morning he must report for induction into the U.S. Army, and eventual deployment to Vietnam. Before the morning light arrives, he walks through the night remembering, reviewing, and reliving some of the moments he spent in N'awlins. The piece culminates in a final scene at the Induction Center - in the old U.S. Customs House in New Orleans. The narrator of the story must choose between a two-year 'imprisonment' in the military or the continuation of his 'freedom' as a tender creature.
Print: $14.00
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Escape From Nam
A semi-autobiographical, fictional memoir based on a journal that Armand A. Ruhlman kept in Vietnam during his tour of duty as a U.S. Army Private, from January 1970 to December 1970. He was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, II Field Force, III Corps, a compound on the far edge of Long Binh Army Base.
The protagonist of the story, Private Murphy, is a former draft-dodger who has been drafted – almost lifted out of his couch potato existence down in New Orleans, as he was waiting for the next Mardi Gras. Private Murphy finds himself in a non-combat but occasionally dramatic environment – serving as a clerk typist in the Office of Awards & Decorations– very much in the rear echelon.
The fictional piece portrays the yearlong day-in and day-out routine of Private Murphy - as he lives for the moment when he can escape from Nam.
Print: $13.97
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