Bio

• Name:   Mel Carney
• Age:   77yrs.
• Service Period:   Vietnam
• Branch:   US Army
• Introduction:
  
  "This wasn't a conflict. This was a damn war. And it was serious, and a lot of people got killed."
  – Mel Carney
  
  "You've got a 99% chance of being a platoon leader. You're going to be in the field". So states Vietnam platoon leader Mel Carney. And who better to clarify as a 'war' what some demote as a regional conflict, than a 'boots-on-the-ground' platoon Lieutenant in Vietnam? Who better to understand the true nature of this war than one who, with his men, charged up hills, picked up the fallen, and took command when no one was left? "War is hell"...so say those who've experience it. And we increasingly learn that war follows the warrior home.
  
  This is: "Carney, a service story".