Author Description

In the pre-dawn hours of a blazing-hot day in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, Lt. Travis B. Lee, Jr. set up his platoon for a planned attack on Vietcong forces. But suddenly, his platoon came under fire, not from the enemy but, mistakenly, from a South Vietnamese (ARVN) unit assigned to support him. He exposed himself to the “friendly fire,” to save his troops, but lost his life in the process. Through interviews with family, friends, and the soldiers he trained in the Army’s Officer Candidate School, this book explores the background of this military hero and how, long before his final battle, he had changed others’ lives for the better.