Reflection on Vietnam: Revised Edition

The poems in this book tell the tale of how a man has tried to cope with PTSD in his everyday life. These poems where written so that the reader can understand the pain that is carry in ones life. The reader can understand the visions of war that are a part of man's everyday life.

War often tears at the soul of a man and his mind. If he is lucky to escape the bullets he cannot escape the memories that come flooding back in his daily life. My poems are filled with raw emotions that can carry the reader along as they read each and every line in these pages. The sights and sounds of war and death can live on in a person's soul which what I hope the reader can feel as they read each and every poem.

Guy L. Jones, was born in Chicago, IL, Oct 2,1948. He is the eldest son of Guy & Toni Jones. He followed his father’s footsteps by joining the Army. He enlisted in the US Army Mar 26, 1967, and went to Vietnam Nov 3, 1968. He was station with Co A & Hq, 43d Signal Battalion, Pleiku, Vietnam. He held the rank of SP4 with a MOS of 72B. After Vietnam he stayed in the Army Reserves obtaining the rank of Chief Warrant Office (CW2). He served with the 477th PSC, 478th PSC and the 479th PSC Reserve Units in the Chicago land area. Guy was activate in Sept 1986 to Mar 1987 for Blazing Trails. Guy also was activate for Desert Storm in Jan 1991. Guy was award the following medals NDSM w/1 Bronze Star, VSM w/3 Bronze Stars, AGDM w/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, ARCAM w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, AAM w/1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Unit Commendation, VCM w/60 Device, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation. After Desert Storm he got out of the Army and now works for Hines VA Hospital repairing computers.

He has been married for 27 years to Patricia Ann and has one daughter Donna Marie. This book was written with Patricia in mind. Her love and patience has guided his hand to write for those who never came home and for those who came home in pain of one form or another. Guy like all veterans are battling PTSD on a daily bases. This also has helped him write with these feelings. His poem Not My Fathers war but My was written for his father and all those who went off to fight in World War II. Several of his poems talk about his wife Patricia and his love for her.