Book Reviews & Comments

Submitted by
Name: Joe Betty
From: Monterey, CA
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Comments:
Powerful...Can't wait for Vol IV...Was in USAFSS from 1965 to 1979. Spent most of my time during that period at Osan both in ground ops and airborne. Hats off to a truly monumental work.

Added: February 7, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Larry Matelski
From: Newberry, MI
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Comments:
Larry -- I thoroughly enjoyed reading the first three volumes of Freedom Through Vigilance. I could scarcely put them down. Brought back memories of people and places from the past. Thank you for researching and writing this history and allowing us to read it. I am looking forward to Vol IV.

Added: February 7, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Jeff Wilcher
From: Leesburg, FL
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Comments:
Larry, Great job on the first three volumes. I especially
enjoyed the first hand experiences of so many people.
I do wonder, though, why so many unit changes and if they
were worth it.
One responder wanted more about the Turkey sites, Well I
was at TUSLOG Det 3-3 for five months in late 1956. The
site was at Sile (pronounced Shile), but drew per diem
and lived in apartments in Fenerbache a suburb of Istanbul. I was one of the three Russian intercept ops
along with Romanian and Bulgarian. Believe me, I really
enjoyed my time there. The Russian effort didn't work out and me and John Nelson were shipped to Samsun where
we lived in houses still with per diem.

:!rofl:

Added: February 7, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Jim Lasch
From: Louisville, KY
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Comments:
I admit it, I'm an airborne snob. My only contact with ground ops was a single -D class while I was an airborne instructor at Goodfellow. "The Price of Vigilance" reminded me of what I walked into shortly after that event. I'm waiting now for Volume IV to see what I missed by getting out. Great job, Larry!

Added: February 6, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Virgil C. Fordham
From: Temecula, California
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Comments:
Larry, I found your book, "The Price of Vigilance" 1st Edition Jn 2001,exceptionally well done, and enjoyed it cover to cover. Your later books/volumes "Freedom Through Vigilance - History of the USAFSS" add valuable details and pictures. Good to see you are carrying on your tradition as a gifted historian. It would be nice if our Army (ASA) and other Agency folks could contribute a little of their history in SIGINT collection.

Added: February 6, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Orville Schinke
From: Originally, Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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Comments:
Just finished reading Freedom Through Vigilance and although I was a Ground Radio Maintenance Technician, I found the book to be extremely interesting and thought provoking. It made me think back to my days with the 29th RSM at Clark AFB, PI and the many friends I still have from those days. I thank you Larry for devoting so much time to putting down in writing what most of us would not have been able to do.

Added: February 6, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Michael Provost
From: San Antonio, TX
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Comments:
Nice Work, Larry. Brought back memories that never seem to fade....even with all the time that's passed.

Added: February 6, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Trish Schiesser
From: Portsmouth, VA
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Comments:
Larry,
I have just finished reading Vols. I and II of THE PRICE OF VIGILANCE. You have done a great job, and a great thing, bringing the history of the USAFSS to life. Your dedication and loyalty shows in what I have read.
I only wish that you had more on Turkey, specifically, Karamursel, TUSLOG Det. 3, and more on 6901st SCG, Zweibrucken - although through my own research I have not found as much as I would have expected.
These things are not to say that you haven't done a terrific job in researching, writing and compiling USAFSS history. WELL DONE. I am looking forward to purchasing Vol. III in the near future.
Good luck with your fine work on Vol. IV.
I am amazed at your research and particularly enjoyed your interviews with many USAFSS men. Some, I recognize and it was interesting to read what they had to say.

Keep on keepin' on.
Congratulations,
Trish Schiesser

Added: February 6, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Ed (Sixty) Watts
From: Dunwoody, Georgia
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Comments:
An excellent set of books---I enjoy the first-hand accounts and comments by actual "Silent Warriors" sprinkled throughout the history...Thanks for making the history of all "Silent Warriors" come alive after all these years!

Added: February 6, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Bob Fortin
From: Portland, Oregon
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Comments:
Although I was not one of the guys in the field, I was assigned to the 6900th Security Wing at the IG Farben building in Frankfurt serving as the TS control clerk, I was very much aware of what was going on. Great book and a tribute to the ones who served.

Bob

Added: February 6, 2011