Author Keith William Nolan has done something for the Security
Police that served in Vietnam that should not have been bought even
if we had hired the best Ad firm in the land. As all of you are
aware, most people have no idea what we did in Vietnam, that has now
been corrected.
"The Battle for Saigon Tet 1968" was published in October 1996 by Pocket Books. The book details
the courageous actions of the 3rd SPS at Biên Hòa and the 377th SPS
at Tan Son Nhut while defending the Air Bases during the Tet Offensive
of 1968. Several members of the VSPA were participants in those
battles and shared their stories with Mr. Nolan. The success of
the book is due in part to his use of first hand accounts from our members.
The book is a MUST read for any AP/SP that served in Nam. As you
will see when you read the book, Mr. Nolan is not shy in pointing out
weaknesses in human character and leadership and judging by that, the
Security Police acquitted themselves quite well. The only snafu
was the Air Force Security Forces Association was listed in the sources
section of contributors and the Vietnam Security Police Association
should have bee mentioned but was not. I will see what can be
done on future printings. In any event, pick up a copy of the
book, it's well written and does us proud.
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