Jumping from Helicopters - by John Stillman & Lori Stillman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Unearthing fifty years of repressed memories with stunning accuracy and raw details, Jumping from Helicopters is a vivid and moving Vietnam memoir that will open your eyes to the realities of what our brave young men witnessed and endured, and why they returned facing a lifetime of often unspoken unrest, persistent nightmares, and forced normalcy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In 1967, at age nineteen, John Stillman--refusing to wait for the draft--voluntarily enlisted in the Army to aid his fellow countrymen in one of the most opposed involvements in our nation's history: the Vietnam War. Quickly falling in love with the rush of being a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne, he believed his service would honorably help the South Vietnamese protect their country from the ruthless communist North and their Southern allies. But once in the volatile jungles of Vietnam, the merciless hunting and killing of the enemy, constant threat of landmines and booby traps, ambushes that could easily backfire, and deaths of his comrades made Stillman question how any man--if he survived--could ever return to his life as he'd known it.</p><p>Written with John's daughter, Lori Stillman, <em>Jumping from Helicopters</em> is a vivid and moving memoir that unearths fifty years of repressed memories with stunning accuracy and raw details. Interwoven with the author's own journal entries and including thirty-five photographs, it is a story that will open your eyes to what these brave young men witnessed and endured, and why they returned facing a lifetime of often unspoken unrest, persistent nightmares, and forced normalcy, haunting even the strongest of soldiers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Reading this book gives one the opportunity to go inside a soldier's mind, living his real-life experience that most people could never imagine. Obviously, a special father-daughter relationship exists for John and Lori to have taken the time, given the effort, and endured the emotional toll that it took to write this book. I applaud them both for their personal commitment to share John's story. Americans need to know what the Vietnam War was really like so that our country doesn't repeat the mistakes of the past--as well as recognize and show more appreciation for the personal sacrifices our soldiers have made for all of us."</p><p>--PAUL MEANS, brother of late soldier, Ronnie Means, who served with John in the 101st Airborne</p><p> </p><p>"From her dad's childhood and Army training prior to going overseas to the jungles and battlefields of Vietnam, John Stillman's daughter Lori takes the reader on an accurate, humorous, and at times harrowing journey. Vietnam-era veterans will identify with joining the service or getting drafted, as well as with the life-changing experience of going from civilian to soldier and back again, while civilians and non-combat veterans will have a new understanding and respect for what our brave warriors experienced in the early days of the Vietnam war. From start to finish, the authors have crafted a page-turning memoir, one that Lori clearly wrote as a heartfelt tribute with deep love and respect for her father."</p><p>--ALLAN KUHLMAN, Army veteran, 101st Airborne</p><p> </p><p>"<em>Jumping from Helicopters</em> grabbed me on the first page and I couldn't put it down. It was like reading my own story through John's words, having served with him in Vietnam, in the same platoon and company. . . . From An Lo village on the Song Bo River to the Ashau Valley deep in the mountains, I could feel the heat and smell the dirt. . . . Like John, I was home a long time before I really came home. Kudos to Lori for gently pulling out the deeply buried memories, and for helping her dad to tell his story."</p><p>--SSG WAYNE DUGGER, 101st Airborne,1st of 502nd, B company</p><p> </p><p>"Being a current-day veteran myself, I can say that not many civilians--especially today's teens--have any idea what soldiers like John Stillman went through to defend freedom in a foreign land during the Vietnam War. <em>Jumping from Helicopters</em>, from its intense moments of chaos and horror to its welcome injections of humor, paints that picture vividly and serves as a true eye-opener."</p><p>--CARL ORLANDO, Spec/E4, 2nd ID-101st ABN 86-89, Army 04-10 ANG</p><p> </p><p>"John Stillman's account of his experience in Vietnam is simultaneously brutal, heartbreaking, and tender. It's painful to see him being rewired in real time, all the while knowing now the long-term impact of those experiences. At the heart of the book is the relationship between John and his family, especially evident with his daughter, Lori. This is a must-read for anyone wishing to understand the cost of war and the commitment to country."</p><p>--AMY SHAW, Senior Vice President of Engagement and Content, Nine Network of Public Media</p><br>
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