08-12-2014, 10:45 AM
My own would have to be The Short Timers by Gustav Hasford. I recall thinking the book was great (keep in mind I read it in 7th or 9th grade for a history project on American involvement in Vietnam). It was eventually made into the movie Full Metal Jacket. I thought the movie captured the first half or so of the book better than the book itself. I wish they had followed the whole book through.
Heroism is not defined by one great act, but by a lifetime of right action.