21 Months, 24 Days is an engaging memoir of a Blue-Collar kid turned soldier.
Udden is a retired Control Systems Engineer who lives with his wife in Massachusetts..
Mr.
Udden, a new author, lived and breathed the subject matter in 21 Months, 24 Days.
About the Author: Mr.
Through his words and personal photographs, you will live through his Journey exactly as he experienced it.
The reader will feel the adrenalin rush of a firefight, the thrill of a wild ride dangling below a helicopter, and the humor in celebrating his 21st birthday on a firebase.
He conveys the experiences of basic training, advanced infantry training, and what it was like to live, work, guard, patrol, and fight in the jungle.
Udden delivers his story in a comfortable, friendly style.
While his Journey took unexpected turns, his choices got him there, so he did his best to react positively and keep moving forward.
He endured a grueling war in Vietnam and then returned to a country too angry to care.
Threatened by the draft in the late sixties, he enlisted in the Army to avoid becoming a grunt, yet ended up one anyway. 21 Months, 24 Days is an engaging memoir of a Blue-Collar kid turned soldier