War Stories of the U.S. Military in Vietnam

What can you say about an old Lt. who never let the truth spoil a good story?
Fact-checking here is almost impossible because of my skill of twisting what has to be lies into believable prose. Time and time again, I've been told to write the truth, but writing the truth is almost impossible. No one would read this if I only wrote the truth. The truth is so boring.
Yes, this book is fiction... but there is truth in here somewhere. I'll leave it up to you to find it.