Publisher's Synopsis
January 1968, the Viatnamese New Year, Tet, began and Medical Sevice Specialist Preston Williams was in the thick of it. In one year from January to December, during Tet, America, lost over 16,200 of it's soldiers or the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force in one of the most brutal offensive battles in the annals of American warfare. Preston, worked on ward 5-North, also called the "Meat Factory" at Clark AFB, Philippines throughout the entire Tet Offensive, seeing the worst of the worst in soldiers injuries and wounds.
He will take you on to ward 5-North, and let experience as he did the horrors he had to endure for over a year. This book will clearly explain how one happy and emotionally stable young man who grew up in Southern California, nearly lost his mind and would forever be a changed man.
Today, Preston lives with Ruth, his wife of 37 years, in Norman, Oklahoma. He and his wife, have a grown daughter and son. Between both daughter and son, they have six grandchildren.
Preston, is now retired from law enforcement and receives 100% disability from the injuries he received while serving in Vietnam. He now volunteers his time helping the Oklahoma City Police Athletic League with at risk inner city youth as a Mentor. He also serves as Chaplain for the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 147, Probation and Parole.
