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Schneider, Ches was born on January 20, 1943. Son of Chester and Lorraine Schneider.
("Vietnam was a fantasy life of gunfire, blood, heat, and ...)
"Vietnam was a fantasy life of gunfire, blood, heat, and superhuman toil." By late 1969, the end of the war was just over the horizon. But for Ches Schneider, a drafted schoolteacher turned infantry grunt in the deadly Central Highlands, it was just beginning. This story of a Missouri boy, told with grit and honesty, describes the stark transition from the normalcy of schooldays to the life-and-death drama endured daily in Vietnam's bloody jungles. As a soldier in the 1st Infantry Division, Schneider went out on twelve-man search-and-destroy combat missions, never knowing whether the next moment would bring an ambush, a firefight, or eternal oblivion. Later, when the Big Red One rotated back to the U.S., he was transferred to the 1st Cav and fought it out with the NVA in the steamy jungles of Phuoc Long Province near the Cambodian border. As an ordinary man in extraordinary times, Schneider realistically captures the pain, loss, sacrifice, and courage of the men who fought for their lives even as the war wound down . . . .
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(This excellent memoir features a non-professional's first...)
This excellent memoir features a non-professional's firsthand view of war. Ches Schneider was one month shy of his 21st birthday and a schoolteacher (like Tom Hanks in "Saving Private Ryan") when he was drafted for Vietnam. From 1969 to 1971, he served with two combat units: the 1st Infantry Division and the 1st Air Vietnam. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, a Bronze Star for Valor, and
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Schneider, Ches was born on January 20, 1943. Son of Chester and Lorraine Schneider.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Southeast Missouri State University, 1965. Master of Education in Administration, University Missouri, St. Louis, 1971.
Teacher, coach Parkway School District, Chesterfield, Missouri. Presenter Reading Across Disciplines, St. Louis. Business consultant Leadership Development Group, St. Louis.
With United States Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam.
(Clean and bright, spiral binding in good shape, signed an...)
(This excellent memoir features a non-professional's first...)
("Vietnam was a fantasy life of gunfire, blood, heat, and ...)
Secretary-treasurer Military Writers American, St. Louis, since 2000.
Married Sharon Kay Schneider, June 20, 1992. Children: Christopher, Deborah, Jason, Richard.