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Platoon Leader is a memoir by James R. McDonough. [1] It is narrated by McDonough in first person view and tells of his story in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant in command of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry(Airborne). It was loosely adapted into the 1988 film Platoon Leader.
The Things They Carried (1990) is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division .
A Pocket for Corduroy was made into a short television movie in 1986. [4] An American Sign Language (ASL) version of A Pocket for Corduroy was released through Scholastic Corporation/Weston Woods in 2009. This version includes the original story, artwork, voice-over, music and read along captions. [5]
Later, as NVA troops attempt to overrun the base, Joker splits his platoon sergeant's tongue with a straight razor. The Marines turn back the attack, suffering heavy losses in the process. The next night, Joker ventures out in search of the Phantom Blooper, but is wounded by friendly fire and captured by the enemy.
“First Squad, First Platoon” is broken into five vignettes, each dedicated to a fallen peer. "Serling wrote this story in his early twenties, yet it carries a maturity beyond his years ...
The film is a mock documentary of a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) mission during the Vietnam War. The point of view is from a cameraman following a LRRP team on a five-day patrol deep in "Indian Country" (territory controlled by the North Vietnamese ).
Speechify is a mobile, Chrome extension and desktop app that reads text aloud using a computer-generated text to speech voice. [1] [2] [3]The app also uses optical character recognition technology to turn physical books or printed text into audio which can be played in your own voice or in that of a celebrity.
Read Along, formerly known as Bolo, is an Android language-learning app for children developed by Google for the Android operating system. The application was released on the Play Store on March 7, 2019. [2] [3] [4] It features a character named Dia helping