The Court-Martial of Corporal Nutting
A Memoir of the Vietnam War
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Narrated by:
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Michael Louis Serafin-Wells
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By:
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John R. Nutting
About this listen
John Nutting is 19 years old in 1966. Raised in small-town Idaho, to a family that could trace its military roots back to the Revolutionary War, Nutting knows he’s going to fight the war as a Marine. On the day of his high school graduation, he swears into the US Marine Corps and boards the plane to boot camp.
All too soon he’s in the jungle, a greenhorn member of "F" Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. Firing on an unseen enemy, burying friends killed by booby traps, and struggling with the notion that many people back home were totally opposed to the war, Nutting begins to wonder what are his odds of coming home? During a rescue mission gone wrong, a mortar round explodes beside his team, digging shrapnel deep into his leg. Aboard the surgical hospital ship, where he is sent to recover, he sees the indescribable injuries of Marines who had been captured and tortured by the North Vietnamese Army, and makes the decision to join the 3rd Marine Regimental Scout/Snipers at Camp Carroll.
After the locals betray the scout/snipers assigned to help their village, resulting in the death of two of Nutting’s buddies, Nutting finds an escape to sanity in marijuana. This begins his continuous recourse to the drug that lasts throughout his tour, done only in the bunker or when away on R&R never in the field and never on duty. Despite his proven record, when he is caught in possession of marijuana, his arrest and the ensuing court martial changed his life and his reputation forever.
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- Keren Kirk
- 12-11-2022
Amazing honest perspective
An amazing honest perspective of the Vietnam war from the perspective of someone who lived it’s horror and felt it’s impact.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-02-2022
I miss the writer as soon as his story finished
This is a spectacular book. I am a post man I ride a motorcycle around for ten hours in the jungle of Australia listening to audio books. I must say when I finished the book I actually missed him. His views on life. It was really moving and the performance was so apt to the writing style
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- Anonymous User
- 08-10-2022
Best narration I've heard yet
Fantastic story which really came to life with this narrator. I highly recommend this audio book, a gritty and real story.
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- tlcdc
- 10-09-2024
A great read
John’s tour story is gripping I’m sure this part of his life had some adventure but gave me chills listening to them, I’m glad he got off at the end and hope his life has been full filled.
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- Mick Rose
- 27-10-2024
Exceptional story telling
I read a review that said it was best books he read about combat in Vietnam due to the authors style of writing, he wasn't wrong. Definitely one of the best.
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