Six Silent Men, Book Two

There are few books about modern war that cause me to suspend my awareness of present surroundings while reading. This one does the deed. Kenn Miller's book Tiger The Lurp Dog introduced me to his exceptionally refined and gripping style of story telling. With Six Silent Men, Book Two, Miller continues to impress and inspire me. These were men of my generation "just doing a job" that deserves to see the light of day and a place in our memories and hearts. [...] Give this book your attention. It earns it by not being based just on imagination but on brotherhood, blood and guts and brains. A great read.

Having been what combat arms soldiers consider a REMF for the past 14 years, I was totaly in awe of the stories I read in all three books in this series. I have always been a firm supporter of the line units and Ken Miller has managed to bring about a greater understanding, for me, of what the LRRP/Rangers in Vietnam went through. I've always heard that no one, who wasn't there, can truely appreciate what these men went through. I disagree with this line of thought. I don't believe men like Miller, Linderer,Martinez, and Jorgenson appreciate how much they are respected and admired by some of the people who read their books. No, I,m not a wanna-be. In fact, I've spent alot of time staying away from stuff that can get me killed. I do everything I can to support the guys who do the "Real Work" of the Army. I am aware of my own limitations. I just wanted to write this to thank you men for your service to our country, in hopes that you might actually see this someday. You are all heros in my book and I thank you for all of your books that have brought me hours of good reading and education.

The chronology of events depicted within this book reveal a real life story that I as a member shared and remember as if it were only yesterday. The high lights as discussed in the book were the captain shepard stepping on the mine planted by someone in the company, the fight at the club which I was involved in and other lurps wanting to blow it up. The story about John Quick eating the frog was a reminder because I was the lurp who Quick had asked to fetch the frog and as the story tells killed him by early morning. The story of the two lurp teams toward the end of the book reveal an ending that I have wonder about for the last 34years because just week earlier I was on a mission with Riley Cox and Contreaus. I left Viet Nam 19 November and by the time I got to California the word was out that two lurp teams had met their demise and one team was lead by Contreaus.My nickname for Cox was mule because he was a big guy and he carried my claymore mines for me. We were young and patriotic and we wanted to serve our country. We-----------didn"t lose the war, the politicians lost it. Thank you and god bless.

Kenn Miller is that rarity in writing; the warrior scholar who not only 'has been there and done that' but can probably describe what it was like in several dialects of Chinese with enough sharp wit to boot! This is a good book but it is better when you know that Miller served two and a half years as a LRP/LRRP/RANGER IN THE WAR and that when he writes it is from a thoughtful and well-researched point of view. As a writer myself the only satisfaction I get is knowing that he's shorter than I am. He's one hell of a writer and has helped more than a few of us rise to his level of talent.