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SUMMARY:Center for the Book - Speaker at the Center Series: Author L. Glen Inabinet "Mekong Memoirs: A GI in Tan Tru\, Long An Province\, 1969-1970"
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk with 
 Author L. Glen Inabinet\, who will share from his book "Mekong Memoirs: A 
 GI in Tan Tru\, Long An Province\, 1969-1970".\n\nFacing imminent 
 conscription\, University of South Carolina graduate L. Glen Inabinet 
 entered the Army in 1968\, with a tour of Vietnam service inevitable. 
 Scarcely six months later\, he was fighting mud\, mosquitos and Vietcong 
 adversaries in the heart of the Mekong Delta. Armed with a liberal arts 
 degree and an artillery MOS\, Inabinet served in a 105mm howitzer section\, 
 as RTO with an artillery FO team\, and as TAERS Clerk managing his 
 battery's equipment records. Between filling in logbooks\, he filled in for 
 short-handed gun crews\, served guard duty\, defended against enemy 
 attack\, and countered stateside-like harassment with an imperishable sense 
 of humor.\n\nContaining previously unpublished photographs and documentary 
 records\, Inabinet's memoir is the personal voice of an on-the-spot 
 reporter with a unique perspective as a writer of history and of human 
 experience. Equipped with his camera\, Inabinet preserved war-related 
 images of Vietnam's exotic land and people as well as the GIs daily grind 
 and dangers. His memory of his 401-day tour is bolstered by near-daily 
 letters to his wife. This book presents Inabinet's stunning account of his 
 time in the Mekong\, more well-documented than would be possible for most 
 tours of service. In a troubled war\, Inabinet remained convinced of the 
 strengths of faith and of camaraderie with brothers-in-arms\, and his 
 memoir tells this story in striking and illustrative detail.\n\nL. Glen 
 Inabinet\, researcher\, photographer\, freelance writer\, and retired high 
 school history teacher\, is active in local and state historical societies 
 and veterans' organizations. He lives in Camden\, South 
 Carolina.\n\nContact\n\nFor more information\, please get in touch with 
 McCabe Rentz\, SC Center for the Book Coordinator\, at 803-734-4816 or 
 mrentz@statelibrary.sc.gov.\n\nLocation & Parking\n\nThe event is held at 
 the South Carolina State Library\, 1500 Senate Street\, Columbia\, SC 
 29201. On-street metered parking is available. Enter between the two 
 lions.\n\nAccessibility\n\nFM Auditory Assistance\, large print materials\, 
 and other accessibility accommodations are available upon request. Please 
 contact the program organizer in advance if you need a reasonable 
 accommodation to participate. \n
LOCATION:South Carolina State Library\, South Carolina State Library
ORGANIZER;CN="McCabe Rentz":MAILTO:mrentz@statelibrary.sc.gov
CATEGORIES:Speaker @ the Center
CONTACT;CN="McCabe Rentz":MAILTO:mrentz@statelibrary.sc.gov
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