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Summary Of Vietnam Book One: Sharpshooter

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In Vietnam Book One: Sharpshooter by Chris Lynch, Ivan, a teenager, joins the army to become a sniper. To begin with, Ivan has a friend named Rudi, and he gets drafted for the Vietnam War. Soon, Ivan decides he will volunteer to become a marksman. As expected, he gets put into a group of others that are training to be snipers. He gradually learns that being a sniper can be hard. Not long after, some friends he made while in Vietnam are killed. Ivan is promoted and must do one last mission before he can go home. Finally, Ivan goes home with morose thoughts about

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