The year is 1968.
REMF is a graphic, fast-paced account of the experiences of a 21-year-old college dropout from rural New England who has been summoned to Vietnam. His tour of duty overseas becomes not only a journey to a foreign land, but also a journey of self-awakening that gradually develops into a dark, personal, mental and spiritual regression shaking the foundations of his past beliefs.
Enter the world of the “rear area” support people – those soldiers who continually risk their lives every day to provide the necessary men and material to those troops in the field, helping to achieve U.S. military objectives. Where ground troops unceremoniously decreed the derogatory title of “REMF” (as in “Rear Echelon Mother Fucker”) to those unappreciated and often overlooked support personnel. Many ground troops felt that all the “rear” people had it much too easy because they weren’t “out in the field” getting shot at.
Helicopter battalion support personnel were also responsible for extracting the “grunts” on the ground from hostile situations and returning them safely to their firebases.
Experience the courage and camaraderie of the assault support helicopter troops while they subjected themselves daily to enemy small-arms and anti-aircraft fire in order to support or rescue their comrades from the battlefield. At night, while being bombarded in their hootches by incoming rockets, mortars and enemy sappers, the support personnel were often-times successful in escaping some of the constant, intense terror, at least momentarily, by flying on nightly drug and alcohol-induced magic carpet rides.
Feel the overwhelming fear and frustration they awakened with each daybreak when the beast returned.
Ray Dyer, a college dropout, was drafted in May 1968 and arrived in Vietnam that December. He was a Huey mechanic, crew chief and door gunner, witnessing the savagery and the futility of war, all the while sinking deeper into addiction and an almost fatal mental collapse. After years battling substance and alcohol abuse, he discovered the road to recovery.
A Connecticut native, Stephen Dwyer, grew up during the turbulent 60s and 70s. Experimentation with alcohol and drugs became a daily necessity.
Finally, able to overcome the spectre of dependence, he was freed. He currently lives a sober life with wife and cat on the Connecticut shoreline.
"This beautifully written book is about an ugly war. There is a great deal of well-crafted dialog that brings this terrifying story to life. I couldn’t put it down. " M.A.
"...a skilled and passionate work, tapping the chaos and frustrations of fighting men and the redemption they seek at the end of it all. " K.L.
"Very well written book about a useless and senseless war. I was captivated by the experiences of Gary Dyson." G.H.
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