Introduction:
My
name is Robert Boyd, author of the recently released Super Novel: Codename Litefoot, (ISBN 0-7414-4010-5), an autobiographical work, © 2007; Robert A. Boyd, all rights reserved,
listed with the Library of Congress, Washington DC August 2007.
Each of my novel's forty-eight chapters outlines what happened to me
while enlisted in the United States Air Force. I was just seventeen years old when I entered the military,
signing up to train, at that time, as an aircraft mechanic, my life long dream back then.
Of course,
Uncle Sam, or at least someone working for him, they having knowledge of how I was raised as a match shooter by my father,
an NRA Pistol and Rifle Match Shooter and Range Officer/Instructor, a man who demanded that I be trained every weekend of
my young life, from the age of 11 until I left high school, to be the best with a gun, had other plans for me.
The book,
based on actual events in my life, chronicles how I served my country, how everything I was told I would do while in the military,
by my recruiter, was changed by the men that commanded me, and why what happened to me and what I actually did was all kept
top-secret, even from the US Government, I suspect. Because of its critical content, this is a book the United States
Military, I am sure, would rather you didn't read. Why? Well, you'll have to read about that for yourself.
I can say, that even though I was trained as a Bomber mechanic at Amarillo Air Force Base in Texas, and then transfered
to my first permanent duty station, Sewart Air Force Base in Tennessee to be an aircraft mechanic on C-130 Hercules cargo
aircraft, I never turned a wrench on one or on any aircraft for that matter. Not while I remained in the Air Force.
My story is not the so-called standard type of reading material that sits left
half unread on many dusty shelves, but instead, it is a riveting and intense read that is filled with all the things
that bring most people to any really good book.
First and foremost, it is a highly detailed and very discriptive
Top-Secret US Military/CIA highly-covert Scout-Sniper, and Vietnam war combat story, outlining 1967-68 Operation
Thermopylae; the targeting and elimination of Vietnamese, our enemy, snipers, their command structure and other high priority
targets. These, thanks to secret policy, are the stories you never read about in your local newspaper or heard about
from the news stations on your radio or television set. In addition, the book details my top-secret training/development
and the secret construction of the camo, or Ghillie Suit, for the US Military and or CIA, for its US Snipers and Long Range
Recon Patrols (LRRP's) to use in Vietnam and around the world. You will also learn about the development and use of the
Springfield Arms XM-21 semi automatic 308 (7.62) cal. rifle, and the ART II, automatic-ranging, telescopic sight, Springfields
newest and most top-secret sniper-rifle (sniper weapon system/platform) of the time. Even at todays standards the
Springfield M-21 is a highly sought after, beautifully machined and constructed , semi automatic, long-range sniper weapon.
Highly recommended for US Citizen ownership by the author. It uses a NATO round, and therefore, ammo is easily found
for it.
Second, it tells the story of what I call the unusual in the military with the expected influences of the
traditional and what I term as US military good-old-boy and good-old-girl-isms and groups that seem to control everything
anybody does while they serve their country. The, if you do this for me, I'll do that for you, thing, in the Military.
Third, the story behind the story, the Top-Secret stuff, the real gutts of
it. It tells the story of how my career in the US Military was derogatorily influenced by: My Superior
Officers, the NCO's and the E-grades above me in rank who they commanded, Top-Secret officer-only
clubs that operate like a second chain of command within the US Military, Terrorism, Corruption, Politics, US
Military Command and CIA Top-Secert Manipulations, Prejudice, Sex, Drugs, Attempted Murder, and good old American
Rock and Roll. I could have called the book, Four Years of Hell....!
But you will have to make that determination for yourself after reading it.
Be advised:
There are very few records that indicate that I was ever actually in Vietnam, as I was
never actually permanently stationed there. That being said, I was there, and this is my story, all 743 pages of it.
Even though its Sensitive and Top-Secret content has supposedly been declassified by the US Government, my novel, is
in any event, still being presented to the general public as a fiction work. This is better known as CYA
or CMA.
For those of you who have already acquired my novel:
I thank
you for your purchase and for your interest in my work. And, thank you for all your kind e-mails and letters. It makes
me feel good inside to hear that so many of you liked my book that much.
For those of you who have not purchased my novel as yet: Please do a search through
any available search engine, Google, Yahoo, etc, the larger better known sites on the Internet, by entering the
phrase; codename litefoot, or Robert Boyd, into your browsers search box, and click on the go or search button.
You will be taken to many, many pages that are filled with my name and or my novels title that will take you to a
number of different information sites. Or, you can visit any of the following links to purchase one.
When one of these booksellers' homepages open, simply type the words, codename litefoot,
all lower case, into the provided search box and click on the search button. You will be taken directly to the
Codename Litefoot super-novel overview pages where you will
be able to view its cover and possibly, depending on the site you visit, read excerpts taken directly from my book.
If you would like to purchase a, Signed by the Author, copy of my novel, scroll
down to the bottom of this page to the GREAT DEAL paragraph. Otherwise, click on a bookseller
link above, after reading the rest of this page.
A Message from Litefoot! I am a 100% disabled
US Veteran, receiving only a 10% percent disability compensation from the United States Veterans Administration.
Therefore, because I do not have enough income and cannot pay for proper advertising myself, I need and am asking for your
assistance in spreading the word about my book.
This is a self published work and therefore, even though it is listed with Ingram, a US based
book distributor who has made it available to all brick-and-mortar bookstores and libraries in the US, those outlets have
not been notified as to my book's existence. It is therefore, up to me, and hopefully you, to get the
word out. In addition, because my book is self published, my novel is not being distributed by a major
publisher to bookstores in the US or around the world. How can you help?
Simply by telling the people you know, and especially any military Veteran about my book and my website. You
can do this by word of mouth, by telling all your friends and co-workers about it and by sending e-mails to all
your business contacts and friends. You can even call your favorite bookstore and library and ask that they carry my
book. To assist you in some of these efforts, I have included a, Recommend this site envelope
Icon, located at the top and bottom of this page. Simply click on the
envelope, and when the next window opens, fill out the required information (Recipients name, To: e-mail address,
Your message to them about my book or website, etc), and then, click send. You will be taken directly back to the
page you clicked the icon on. It's quick and easy. Your assistance will effectively get
my novel into the minds of your friends and with a phone call from you they will even get into bookstores and libraries.
This will effectively advertise my book by e-mail and word of mouth from one friend to another, one co-worker to another,
one Veteran to another, one American to another, and one citizen of any country to another. Thank
you in advance for your kind assistance and support in this, a group advertising effort.
Litefoot...
To
all Vietnam War Veterans: FYI! I wrote this novel in a way that allows the reader a clear mental image of what I saw,
smelled, thought, tasted, touched, and heard as well as what I wore, how I perceived the deaths of others as I fought the
enemy hand to hand, and how I existed in the Vietnam jungle. In addition, its combat and shooting
sequences are highly detailed, each word being chosen thoughtfully, so as to get the point across... Subsequently, while
reading my novel, you as a combat Veteran, may very well be taken back, visually, in your mind, into the thick of things
as it were. So, take it slow my friend... Oh, and thanks for being there.
For those of you who were not in Vietnam during the 60's, and
do not know the meanings of the terms we used back then, there is a glossary of terms-definitions and codename assignments located
on the last twelve pages of my book. For ease of reading, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with these
pages before starting to read the book. After all, not too many people today know what a redball L-Z, a goofy
grape, a slick, a Butterbar, an FNG, or what Lima Poppa or FUBAR, means, is or was. If, while you are reading, you come
to a phrase or word that is not listed in the back of the book, one you need to know the definition of, you can write me an
e-mail at: Litefoot@codenamelitefoot.com. In response, I will add that word or phrase to the definitions list on this site to
assist you and other readers as well. Just click on this Definitions link or the one to
the upper left side of this page and look up that word or phrase alphabetically. Be advised: even though I try to check
my e-mails daily, sometimes I get busy, so please allow three days to a week for my response. Thank you...
GREAT DEAL! If
you would like to order a personally-signed-by-the-author-novel, made out in your name or a friend's name for any occasion,
and then hand-packaged and shipped to you by the author himself, please send check or money order for $50.08, to Robert A.
Boyd, P.O. Box 326, Puyallup, Washington 98371. The cost for a signed copy is $35.00, plus 8.8% sales tax, $3.08, plus
$12.00 shipping and handling. The total of which is: $50.08. Please allow 1-4 weeks
for delivery. Shipping time depends on stock levels on hand at time of ordering and time of year, shipping/shipper burdens
at the time. Thank you, Litefoot...
