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Nicky Venditti, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot with a love of fast cars and practical jokes, went to Vietnam in 1969 and was dead in 11 days, killed by an Americal Division grenade training explosion at Chu Lai. The full story of the incident did not come out until the author, David Venditta (a different spelling), Venditti''s cousin, made a chance discovery that began a decades-long effort to find out exactly what happened, what the Army did about it and who was held responsible. This book documents the Army''s mishandling of the incident and the effects on the families and friends of Venditti and of the two other young soldiers who died with him.

Tragedy at Chu Lai

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/30/2016 12:07:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476664316, 978-1476664316
      ISBN10: 1476664315

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      Book Synopsis

      Nicky Venditti, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot with a love of fast cars and practical jokes, went to Vietnam in 1969 and was dead in 11 days, killed by an Americal Division grenade training explosion at Chu Lai. The full story of the incident did not come out until the author, David Venditta (a different spelling), Venditti''s cousin, made a chance discovery that began a decades-long effort to find out exactly what happened, what the Army did about it and who was held responsible. This book documents the Army''s mishandling of the incident and the effects on the families and friends of Venditti and of the two other young soldiers who died with him.

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