Bu Ku Kilo Art De Groot 9781477269664 Books
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Bu Ku Kilo A Glimpse into the Book Bu Ku writes a tell all reflection on his tour of duty in Viet Nam 1967-1968. In his 55 war stories Bu Ku brings to the surface the good, bad and ugly situations encountered 44 years ago on the unpopular battlefront of Nam. Viet Nam, that is. Bu Ku uses the army colorful language of the day to tell the story in a authentic war fashion, using explanatory slang and cuss words were the norm during the war and Bu Ku feels needed to tell the story in a realistic fashion. A projected glimpse into the lives of army vets as they fought and died in a controversial bloody conflict that took the lives of over a million Vietnamese people and 58,000 American soldiers. In the end America left in disgrace. Although the soldiers fought valiantly and repelled and destroyed tens of thousands of the Viet Cong VC and North Viet Nam Regulars NVA. In the end our political will crumbled Nixon just got us out. It was a sad coming home for most vets and even now 44 years later the scars are still everywhere. Just about everyone has a Viet Nam Vet story to tell. Some ugly and some good and so it goes. Bu Ku says, " Read my story. You will be enlightened at the events that took place. It may help you understand or get over your cross you may still be carrying on your bleeding shoulders. That conflict called Nam! Bu Ku Kilo
Bu Ku Kilo Art De Groot 9781477269664 Books
A review of "Bu Ku Kilo" by a local newspaper columnist stirred my interest in this book -- not because of its unique title but by its length: 82 pages. I wanted to know how those few pages could ever summarize a soldier's experience in Vietnam and warrant editorial praise. And after coming upon Mr. Groot's comments that he never read a book that was an authentic rendition of what happened there, heightened my curiosity even more. I could never imagine that among the thousands of books written about Vietnam, not one would merit De Groot's interest.The first clue that "Bu Ku Kilo" was suspect was the author's proclamation that it was THE book to expose the real truth about a soldier's experience in Vietnam, and he made no apologies for laying out the gritty, horrific profanity of war to the uninitiated reader. Such literary bravado is immediately cast into the wind. The book is filled with grammatical errors, spelling, incorrect reference, i.e., "THE ROCK SOLDIER," (Did he really mean ROK, Republic of Korea soldier?) that littered throughout the book. Do you really believe that ROK traffic cop actually shot the Vietnamese driver in broad daylight and traffic without creating an instant international incident?
De Groot's early account of flying in a C-130 hauling pine boxes - yes, pine coffins to the combat front further erased my confidence in his stories. I can't recall the military ever using wooden coffins to transport the deceased. Rubber body bags were used to bring bodies back to the rear. And once prepared the remains are flown back to CONUS in aluminum transfer cases. Pine boxes? Maybe in Wyatt Earp's Doc Holliday days.
De Groot's claim that he was held back in OCS because the De Groots were expecting their first child and his tact officer was jealous. Why would an officer risk his career singling out a candidate for something no one could control? And one day to have the CO withhold De Groot's commission already approved by higher command? Perhaps the Army's washout policy is unique; for sure De Groot's assertion for not being commissioned and capriciously reverted to enlisted rank rings hollow. I submit there is more to this story than what is in the book.
De Groot's tour of duty in Vietnam appears to support the infantry. Not that it is an indictment that he was any less of a soldier, but how can a book not address combat? Nowhere did he mention being in combat against the VC and NVA. His experience entailed staking out LP's (which can be unnerving), seeing hundreds of dead bodies, and standing guard duty within the safety of the rear. This experience is far from defining a combat soldier.
If De Groot's entire experience is centered to running comm wire around the perimeter, sitting atop a radio relay outpost monitoring and coordinating radio traffic, I'm afraid he has a very distorted picture of Vietnam. Eighty two pages make good literary ballast to rid whatever his personal demons of war, but certainly not worthy of praise as the definitive book. Sorry Mr. De Groot for being so harsh. Matter of fact, I had to rewrite and clean up my criticism to be published. The book aside, I welcome you home. You survived.
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Bu Ku Kilo Art De Groot 9781477269664 Books Reviews
There are a lot of books written by veterans about their experiences from serving in Vietnam, but "Bu Ku Kilo" is one that stands out above the many. This non-fictional collection should be mandatory reading for all service professional military education institutions a well as students of peace and conflict resolution.
When I heard about the release of this book, I knew I needed to read it and requested a review copy from the author, who graciously provided me with a printed copy. The book is attractive and loaded with pictures and even includes a few samples of the letters the author sent home to his wife. The author appropriately titled the book after a nick name that the young Vietnamese and Montagnard children gave him while he was stationed near Pleiku.
The content is nothing short of genuine, honest, and incredible. De Groot put together fifty-five brief reflections of factual events he either bore witness to or engaged in personally. His accounts are straight forward and bring the reader back to those times where the tragedy of human conflict is most poignant.
De Groot's writing style uses the language and vernacular that soldiers used in the field. Readers need to spend the time to read and absorb De Groot's introduction. I found it insightful and it helped me understand just a little bit more about the healing process veterans go through while coping with post traumatic stress disorder that often accompanies those who have sacrificed to serve our country.
A review of "Bu Ku Kilo" by a local newspaper columnist stirred my interest in this book -- not because of its unique title but by its length 82 pages. I wanted to know how those few pages could ever summarize a soldier's experience in Vietnam and warrant editorial praise. And after coming upon Mr. Groot's comments that he never read a book that was an authentic rendition of what happened there, heightened my curiosity even more. I could never imagine that among the thousands of books written about Vietnam, not one would merit De Groot's interest.
The first clue that "Bu Ku Kilo" was suspect was the author's proclamation that it was THE book to expose the real truth about a soldier's experience in Vietnam, and he made no apologies for laying out the gritty, horrific profanity of war to the uninitiated reader. Such literary bravado is immediately cast into the wind. The book is filled with grammatical errors, spelling, incorrect reference, i.e., "THE ROCK SOLDIER," (Did he really mean ROK, Republic of Korea soldier?) that littered throughout the book. Do you really believe that ROK traffic cop actually shot the Vietnamese driver in broad daylight and traffic without creating an instant international incident?
De Groot's early account of flying in a C-130 hauling pine boxes - yes, pine coffins to the combat front further erased my confidence in his stories. I can't recall the military ever using wooden coffins to transport the deceased. Rubber body bags were used to bring bodies back to the rear. And once prepared the remains are flown back to CONUS in aluminum transfer cases. Pine boxes? Maybe in Wyatt Earp's Doc Holliday days.
De Groot's claim that he was held back in OCS because the De Groots were expecting their first child and his tact officer was jealous. Why would an officer risk his career singling out a candidate for something no one could control? And one day to have the CO withhold De Groot's commission already approved by higher command? Perhaps the Army's washout policy is unique; for sure De Groot's assertion for not being commissioned and capriciously reverted to enlisted rank rings hollow. I submit there is more to this story than what is in the book.
De Groot's tour of duty in Vietnam appears to support the infantry. Not that it is an indictment that he was any less of a soldier, but how can a book not address combat? Nowhere did he mention being in combat against the VC and NVA. His experience entailed staking out LP's (which can be unnerving), seeing hundreds of dead bodies, and standing guard duty within the safety of the rear. This experience is far from defining a combat soldier.
If De Groot's entire experience is centered to running comm wire around the perimeter, sitting atop a radio relay outpost monitoring and coordinating radio traffic, I'm afraid he has a very distorted picture of Vietnam. Eighty two pages make good literary ballast to rid whatever his personal demons of war, but certainly not worthy of praise as the definitive book. Sorry Mr. De Groot for being so harsh. Matter of fact, I had to rewrite and clean up my criticism to be published. The book aside, I welcome you home. You survived.
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