Synopsis "Policing Saigon (in English)"
Policing Saigon isn't Platoon or Apocalypse Now, but the story of Loren W. Christensen's experience as a military policeman (MP) in a city of millions at a time when chaos and fear reigned.As a 23-year-old from a small town in Washington State, the author was plunged into a chaotic city of brawling servicemen, prostitutes, racial violence, enemy rockets, riots, and death. It was a place that would give him a unique opportunity to see up close a different side of the Vietnam War and its effect on the human condition.Nearly 80 stories collectively convey the author's experiences, and his arc-from naive to jaded, angry, confused, anxious, and bone-weary exhausted-is representative of so many GIs who served in the Vietnam War as well as those veterans of today's conflicts around the globe."A true warrior and a gifted and prolific author, Loren gives the reader a deep and illuminating insight into his experience that changed his life and subsequently led him toward helping others through his writing. Policing Saigon is a powerful book." Lt. Col. Dave GrossmanMilitary Policeman Loren Christensen takes the reader on a gritty, moving, and intense ride-a-along in Saigon, Vietnam. K.F., Afghanistan War veteranTable of ContentsIntroductionPART ONE: THE FIRST FEW DAYSChap 1: Flying there Chap 2: Door gunners and policing for cigarette butts Chap 3: Welcome to SaigonChap 4: Python Chap 5: Culture shockChap 6: Dead men's gearPART TWO: "ROUTINE DAYS"Chap 7: Day after dayChap 8: EODChap 9: SkylightChap 10: CobraChap 11: Bob HopeChap 12: Papa-san and the ammo truckChap 13: Dead mama-sanChap 14: Jail windowChap 15: "Karate number one"Chap 16: SampsonChap 17: 100-P alleyChap 18: 200-P alleyChap 19: The swimming poolChap 20: "Dance to the Music"Chap 21: DrugsChap 22: Tracer roundsChap 23: Puff the magic dragonChap 24: Almost a coupChap 25: Vietnam bluesChap 26: TensionChap 27: A shaky forkChap 28: Illusions of reliefChap 29: Korean MarinesChap 30: AFVN radio: "Goooooood morning, Vietnaaaaaam"Chap 31: "I'm not a crook"Chap 32: Running Code3 Chap 33: FireChap 34: RiotChap 35: Power and rank: a deadly mixChap 36: The vision Ch 37: ScreamsChap 38: Meyerkord HotelChap 39: Resisting arrestChap 40: LettersChap 41: One GI who went home and came right backPART THREE: LOSING IT Chap 42: SilencerChap 43: HangmanChap 44: Johnny Walker BlackChap 45: Escaped prisonerChap 46: The PunchChap 47: Death of the spiritChap 48: GrenadePART FOUR: PROSTITUTES Chap 49: "Boom-boom number one"Chap 50: ClapChap 51: PeterPART FIVE: THE INDIGENOUSChap 52: A fellow martial artistChap 53: A most excellent shotChap 54: "Everybody's talkin' 'bout me" Chap 55: China girlChap 56: Date nightChap 57: The old gravediggerChap 58: Altered states: The Buddhist TempleChap 59: Dog sex and an alligator babyPART SIX: STREET CHILDRENChap 60: A Tu Do paperboyChap 61: Cemetery KidsChap 62: Country KidsPART SEVEN: HOME: THE FIRST YEARChap 63: We gotta get out of this placeChap 64: Mom and dadChap 65: "You're home now"Chap 66: Small adjustmentsChap 67: Martial artsChap 68: "Your name Christensen?"Chap 69: First-year triggersPART EIGHT: TEN YEARS AFTERChap 70: Some talked about it, some didn'tChap 71: "I have to get more guns"AND
