| Left for Dead: A Second Life after Vietnam Subjects: Hovde Jon; Vietnamese Conflict 1961–1975 -- Veterans -- United States -- Biography; Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives American; Disabled veterans -- United States -- Biography; Jon Hovde's journey begins with despair and the struggle to stay alive and ends with hope and the inspiration to live. Left for Dead is a gripping memoir that not only recounts Hovde's recovery from injuries sustained in the Vietnam War, but recognizes the people who aided himOCoincluding the courageous medic who rescued him, a caring army nurse, and army chaplains." |