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Tragedy at Chu Lai: Reconstructing a Deadly Grenade Accident in a U.S. Army
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Tragedy at Chu Lai: Reconstructing a Deadly Grenade Accident in a U.S. Army Classroom in Vietnam, July 10, 1969 Paperback - 2016

by David Venditta


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Nicky Venditti, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot with a love of fast cars and practical jokes, went to Vietnam in 1969 and was dead in 11 days, killed by an Americal Division grenade training explosion at Chu Lai. The full story of the incident did not come out until the author, David Venditta (a different spelling), Venditti's cousin, made a chance discovery that began a decades-long effort to find out exactly what happened, what the Army did about it and who was held responsible. This book documents the Army's mishandling of the incident and the effects on the families and friends of Venditti and of the two other young soldiers who died with him.

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  • Title Tragedy at Chu Lai: Reconstructing a Deadly Grenade Accident in a U.S. Army Classroom in Vietnam, July 10, 1969
  • Author David Venditta
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 212
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland and Company, Inc.
  • Date 2016-06-09
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9781476664316 / 1476664315
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016022316
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

David Venditta is a retired newspaper writer and editor in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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