OUR HEARTS WERE TORN
A memoir of survival, return and redemption
Vietnam Tet Offensive 1967 – 1968
…from the nightmares of war, to returning home and finding that time would erase those haunting memories. The field of blood would be replaced by winds of peace, and deep sadness turned to joy in a new day. This is my story….
Our Hearts Were Torn
By John David Hanna
This captivating and heart-wrenching true story follows a young Marine thrown into the inferno of the Vietnam War, where survival depended on courage, loyalty, and faith in the man beside you. With vivid clarity, John paints an unflinching portrait of combat—the terror, the sacrifice, and the unbreakable bond of brotherhood forged in blood that only those who lived it can truly understand.
John David Hanna
John joined the Marine Corps in 1966. Leaving his grandfather’s farm in Sandstone, Minnesota, he arrived in Vietnam in September of 1967. He was attached to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division – known as the “Magnificent Bastards.”
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