Frederick Downs received four Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star with Valor, and the Silver Star for his service in the Vietnam War. He is also the author of Aftermath: A Soldier's Return from Vietnam and No Longer Enemies, Not Yet Friends: An American Soldier Returns to Vietnam.
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Among the best books ever written about men in combat, The Killing Zone tells the story of the platoon of Delta One-six, capturing what it meant to face lethal danger, to follow orders, and to search for the conviction and then the hope that this war was ... SEE MORE