Surviving Vietnam

About the Book

Jimmy Toscano was smart, talented, and the rock in his family. When he was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War at age twenty-two, he willingly accepted the request from Uncle Sam. After all, Jimmy, who was always up for a challenge, was full of life, drive, and a determination to make the world a better place.

In a posthumous collection of poems, Jimmy leads others down a lyrical path through the experiences he endured during the Vietnam War as he fought alongside over two million other soldiers, and after as he returned to an unwelcoming America. Jimmy’s poems shine a light on the effects war has on a soldier’s family, what it is like to stare death in the face, the brutality of combat, how the war transformed energetic young men into broken souls, and the challenges that accompanied their return home as they learned to battle a new enemy: the haunting memories of war.

Surviving Vietnam shares poignant and candid poems from a war veteran that expose the realities of the battlefield and beyond.

About the Author

James Toscano was a man who was always smiling- always a character. He graduated with honors from the Hibbing Community College in Hibbing, Mn and attended the University of Mn, Duluth Campus. He proudly served his country with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam from 1968-1970.

He was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge of Honor and the Bronze Star Medal for Valor.

He passed away in 2011 from cancer (possibly caused by agent orange) at the age of 64.