The Thumper: History Of The M79 Grenade Launcher

Lamar Bradford had a curious gift. He was raised on the streets in Baltimore. Lamar played a little high school baseball, but gave that up when he dropped out of the 11th grade. On his 18th birthday, Lamar’s wealthy Uncle Sam sent him a very official letter.

There was absolutely nothing special about being a young draftee in 1968. Six months after he got his draft notice, Lamar touched down in Pleiku. He knew exactly nobody in the entire godforsaken country of Vietnam. The vagaries of fate and the inscrutable machinations of the Army admin system landed him in the 4th Infantry Division.

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-Alemaster