Cheerful Obedience
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Patrick McLaughlin
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| Publisher | BookBaby; 1st edition |
| Publication | Jun 26, 2023 |
| Format | EBook |
| ISBN | B0C8VHTKLC |
| Pages | 414 |
| Age | 18 - 99 |
| Price | $5.99 |
Cheerful Obedience
Ignoring his 2-S selective service deferment, Conor Patrick McKall volunteers for the draft, and Uncle Sam promptly deposits him in the Big Green Machine.
Six months later McKall is walking point in jungles, rice paddies, and rubber plantations. In nine short months, he's made an infantry squad leader responsible for a dozen other grunts. In the "boonies," life is lived one day at a time.
Joining McKall's squad is Jack "Red" Sheridan whose near-death encounter with a black panther presents challenges to his credibility from other members of Lima Platoon. When McKall stands with Sheridan, an unbreakable bond develops. They meet Red Cross Donut Dollies and together experience the infamous Black Virgin Mountain where the good guys control the top and the bad guys the rest.
Escaping Vietnam for a handful of days on R&R in Sydney, Conor experiences Aussie hospitality and the attention of a green-eyed beauty who offers him a chance to escape the war. Loyal to his oath and to his men, Sergeant McKall barely has time to supplant the fading scent of Chanel before he and his squad must face their determined and deadly adversaries. The arbitrary gauntlet of Vietnam offers no guarantees.
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Book Awards
A debut fiction novel, Cheerful Obedience has received multiple awards including, among others: 1) BREW Fiction Book Excellence Winner War Fiction of the Year 2023; 2) NYC Big Book Award 2024 Winner, Military Fiction; 3) Independent Press Award 2025 Winner, Military Fiction; 4) Bookfest First Place Award, Fiction/Historical, War & Military (Fall 2023); 5) Outstanding Creator Awards (Summer/Fall 2023); 6) Global Book Awards for War and Military (Bronze Medal 2023); 7) North American Book Award 2023, Fiction--Military (Silver Medal); and 8) B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree.
Cheerful Obedience enjoys customer reviews with global ratings of 4.7 out of 5.0 on both Amazon and Goodreads.
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Author
Patrick McLaughlin
A decorated combat veteran, now an award-winning author, McLaughlin spent 1967 in Vietnam with the Dogface Battalion of the Army's storied Big Red One. Following active duty, he graduated from Ohio University then Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
McLaughlin, a former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, having been appointed by President Ronald Reagan, is a retired Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Patrick has been inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame, and the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. He writes from Cleveland where he resides with his wife Christine.