European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine cot. William Speer remembers in Ufi is Dayt in Vietnam. " in cold sweat a colonel relives his War by Don Tate stall writer the colonel tells War stones Woody real ones me is never Boring. When to talks Abou Battles the room practically smokes. Because it s a Nell of a Good Way to each lessons  says William Speer waving Iho Hook on his right Arm adventure ugly. To gives i to his troops real the Way no bloodless training manual or sterile Hotle  Aboul yes War is Roa by terrible to hum can do he delves into combat mystery.,. Like Tho sudden overwhelming sense of dread the sixth or Saven in sense hat raises the hackles and squeezes a Soldier Oul in Iho weirdest coldest Seal he Ever Felt As he walks into the Valley of somebody s death perhaps his own.,. And now the colonel with lha hashing Hook whore his right hand used to be gets Down on his Knees acting it Oul. Tailing a Good one a real Good one. Ii is a hoi Day in april 1968. The Young Captain of a Ruelle with it. I be Learned to shoot guns with it. Skip rope do pushups scratch my Back. The object is to use in m conversation. Nol just land there and Lei in hang or iry to hide in i have to admin 1 overdid it once banged it Down to make a Pant and smashed the Glass of my  did he Ever gel depressions bad dreams no i Don t i Don t Wake up screaming in the Ghl about warfare. I never allowed my soldiers o do anything that made me ashamed of lighting my Bailie experiences Are cherished everything even to being  Speer who earned the Silver Star among other medals could have been discharged with 90 percent disability $650 per month la tree lot life a Good option he says a lot of Guys took it this one did t he wanted to slay army and the army said line stay now 45 and commander of the 58lh medical group 3id support come in Wiesbaden Germany he s been in 23 years and will stay until they drag Rne out by Tho eyebrows nobody s Given me a break a Welly. And nobody gave me a lot of crap just go do your Job Captain major.  which is All he Ever wanted to hear. He s still doing it Ivi a a flaw for realism that drives his Points Home like Hook he tells his troops War stories. You Sec he does t threaten anybody but they sure got the message. Monday september 28, 1937 the stars and stripes Page 13