Red Clay on My Boots

Broken hearts, ruined minds, wrecked families, and shattered lives are all realities of the Vietnam War. Real people suffered because of the fighting, death, and tragedies that occurred at the battle of Khe Sanh. This is a story of a Vietnam corpsman immersed in the bloodiest, most confusing, and controversial battle of the Vietnam War.As the war ends, the author tries to re-build his life but finds his mind and heart are still on the battlefield in Vietnam. How did this happen? Why did I survive? When will the nightmares end? Was it all for nothing? He has been fighting his own internal war for the last forty years. This is his story.Robert Topmiller entered the U.S. Navy in 1966 at age seventeen and trained to be a Hospital Corpsman. He served in South Vietnam in 1968 with the 26th Marines during the battle of Khe Sanh.Topmiller received his B.A. and M.A. from Central Washington University and his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor of History at Eastern Kentucky University where he teaches World History and the History of the Vietnam War.Topmiller, Robert J. is the author of 'Red Clay on My Boots', published 2007 under ISBN 9781933794051 and ISBN 1933794054.