Mr. Brooks earned both his bachelor’s degree and his master’s degree while attending classes on the G.I. Bill. He is a graduate of both Fordham University and the Bank Street College of Education. Mr. Brooks has worked for a number of Fortune 500 companies in the New York Metropolitan Area, in addition to having been a licensed teacher for the New York City Public School System. As an educator for more than four decades, he has taught at numerous public and private campuses in Downstate New York. Mr. Brooks is currently semi-retired and still teaches occasionally as an adjunct professor at the City University of New York.
Ghosts of An Hoa
Chronicles of the Vietnam War, a Memoir
by William L. Brooks
Ghosts of An Hoa
Chronicles of the Vietnam War, a Memoir
by William L. Brooks
Published Oct 31, 2018
255 Pages
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Book Details
As the Vietnam War escalates, a teenager joins the Marines!
William L. Brooks is a native New Yorker, born in the Borough of Queens. Upon graduating from Aviation High School, Mr. Brooks enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he served with both the First and Second Marine Divisions. He saw action during the Vietnam War, where he was awarded several medals, including the Purple Heart and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. He was honorably discharged in 1969.