Almost 15 years since its original publication as our country is mired in another disastrous war that has similarities to the war in Vietnam the #1 NY Times bestseller WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...AND YOUNG (1992) is still required reading in all branches of the military. Every day the authors receive letters from readers wanting to know whats happened to the characters they came to admire such as Ed "Too Tall to Fly" Freeman and Bruce "Old Snake" Crandall. There are also questions about whether they are still in touch with their North Vietnam counterparts and where they are now. Many of these questions will finally be answered in WE ARE SOLDIERS STILL which recounts a unique journey back to the battlefields by the commanders and veterans of both sides a journey which ended with the authors and some of the comrades stranded overnight alone on the isolated field codenamed Landing Zone XRay where so many perished. They will tell what was learned and felt during a night when a meteor shower filled the sky and peace came upon them. As in WE WERE SOLDIERS the authors mix gritty and vivid detail with reverence and respect for their comrades. The authors authority on the military their ability to capture mans sense of heroism and brotherhood and readers fascination with their story is sure to make this a mustbuy book for all history buffs. While WE WERE SOLDIERS brought to life an important moment in US history WE ARE SOLDIERS STILL will illuminate how that history has changed the authors the men involved and our country
