Richie and the others were promised that they wouldn't see any heavy fighting which turned out not to be true. They end up witnessing alot of destruction and brutality and like most who were drafted or enlisted in the military at that time, wondered why they were even there.
Walter Dean Myers
he wrote bad boy: a memoir, fallen angels, and etc.
He's a veteran who wrote the Viet War novel "Fallen Angels."
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The title fallen angels is extremely relevant because the name "warrior angels" was given by lieutenant Carroll to American soldiers who fought in the Vietnam war. Therefore when soldiers were killed in action they became "Fallen Angels".
yes book was banned in several libraries around the country challenged many times.
Walter Dean Myers has written about 90 books, but only published 85. He has written picture books, novels for teens, historical fiction, and books for adults. He has even written poetry.
the main characters in the story is Perry Peewee, johnson, brunner, brew, walowick, and Monaco
Yes, some of Walter Dean Myers' books have been banned or challenged in various schools and libraries. For example, his book "Fallen Angels" has been banned in some places due to its language and depictions of war.
The next book in the Fallen series is Torment coming out in August/September 2010 Torment will be the second of an estimated four-part series.
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he would eat bananas and listed to punk rock