Negro In Nam My Father's Story by Michael Bernoudy *print book* Reviewed for Blu Phier Publishing

Michael Bernoudy Jr. recounts the days of his father's three tours in Vietnam in this book. It talks about the segregation of blacks and whites back in the late 60's and what it was like for a black man to fight in the war.

Whites discriminating against the blacks, Asian women offering themselves to the soldiers no matter their race, was a new experience as well. There are many things that Michael Bernoudy Sr. experiences in this book that some of us could never fathom.

Attempted suicide, alcholism, and a one ambush that will forever change Michael Bernoudy Sr. keeps this story moving. Michael Sr. falls into a new dimension and truly believes a girl named Ming Ling trains him in hopes of helping the Tiger Claws destroy the emperor The Purple Dragon.

From the start Michael Bernoudy Jr. tells the readers that this story is from the events his father Michael Sr. told him. The events may or may not be true, it is for the reader to decide. I honestly don't believe some of the events but I was not in Vietnam so this could very well hold some truth to the stories Michael Sr. swears upon.

I think this book was an interesting read, if the events were untrue then Mr. Bernoudy was a very good story teller. I think this was an okay story but it seems that it is written more for the older generation that are also war Veterans. I honestly don't know if I would read this book again as it did not pull me in to the story as much as I had hoped.

Mr. Bernoudy Jr. is an excellent writer and must have a great memory to recount the story his father told him. Mr. Bernoudy Jr. has a knack for writing but maybe another genre would suite him better, fantasy would be perfect I think. I say this book is a 3 heart read, some others may love this book, but it was just not right for me.

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