NotaHero.com
Title
Not A Hero, a book by Ron Fitts, LT.
Description
I am not a hero and did not try to be one. I led 220 river boat patrols and brought every man back safely, with God’s help. I would not initiate a gunfight unless I thought we could destroy or capture all of the enemy. I was not interested in possibly getting half my crew killed or wounded in order to kill a few.
Being part of a war isn’t glamorous like it appears in the movies. The tragedies of death, injury, destruction, danger, loneliness, and broken hearts are real. As soldiers and sailors we did our jobs, but we are different, because we have killed others and shot at others with the intent to kill. Thousands of us needed help in order to become proper citizens and recover from battle stress fatigue.
In this book, I describe what happened to me and things I experienced in the navy. Many of you will identify with some of the dangers that I experienced.
