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The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Crazy Adventure in a Crazy War *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE* | John Donohue
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IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME. As a result of a rowdy night in his local New York bar, ex-Marine and merchant seaman "Chick" Donohue volunteers for a legendary mission. He will sneak into Vietnam to track down his buddies in combat to bring them a cold beer and supportive messages from home. It'll be the greatest beer run ever! Now, decades on from 1968, this is the remarkable true story of how he actually did it. Armed with Irish luck and a backpack full of alcohol, Chick works his passage to Vietnam, lands in Qui Nhon and begins to carry out his quest, tracking down the disbelieving soldiers one by one. But things quickly go awry, and as he talks his way through checkpoints and unwittingly into dangerous situations, Chick sees a lot more of the war than he ever planned - spending a terrifying time in the Demilitarized Zone, and getting caught up in Saigon during the Tet Offensive. With indomitable spirit, Chick survives on his wits, but what he finds in Vietnam comes as a shock. By the end of his epic adventure, battered and exhausted, Chick finds himself questioning why his friends were ever led into the war in the first place.
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K.Wielechowski
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Crazy Adventure in a Crazy War *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE* | John Donohue
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What started out as somewhat of a lark soon turned harrowing for Chick Donohue.
Former Marine & current merchant mariner Donohue was tasked with an insane job, take beers & community support over to the neighborhood boys fighting in Vietnam.
The beginning was a comedy of errors worthy of Shakespeare but when Donohue got stranded in Saigon on the eve of the Tut Offensive, it turned into a serious fight for survival with one goal: get home.

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Meshell1313
Meshell1313
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Crazy Adventure in a Crazy War *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE* | John Donohue
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Absolutely love this! Go buy a copy! 💚

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Meshell1313
Meshell1313
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Crazy Adventure in a Crazy War *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE* | John Donohue
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So happy I chose this for this month‘s #TBRtarot pick! I‘ve wanted to read it ever since I saw the film and if you didn‘t know this was a true story it would be absolutely unbelievable. What a unique perspective on the Vietnam war. It‘s such a great story of friendship and patriotism. I loved how it showed his changing views on the war and protestors.

Can‘t wait to see what next month‘s Tarot card has in store for us!

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CBee Hooray! 😊 1y
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Meshell1313
Meshell1313
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Crazy Adventure in a Crazy War *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE* | John Donohue
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Finally found what I‘ll read for this month‘s #TBRtarot book! Target sticker! Phew! Been dying to read this since I saw the movie! Review coming soon! @CBee

CBee Sounds great! 😊😊 1y
Aims42 I had no idea there was a book, thank you!!! I don‘t have AppleTV so wasn‘t sure if I‘d get around to watching it 1y
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Cortg
Cortg
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Crazy Adventure in a Crazy War *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE* | John Donohue
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Finished this up walking the pooch this morning. This is the story of a 26 year old ex-Marine from NY who decides to go to Vietnam, during the war, to find some of his buddies from town, offer them a beer, and a pep talk. It was quite an adventure and an interesting take on the war! #SuperSeptember

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mcctrish My son was just telling me about this story! Maybe I should buy him the book 2y
Cortg @mcctrish You should! My dental hygienist‘s son recommended it to her and she recommended it me! Apparently it‘s a show/movie on Apple TV. 😜 2y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2y
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keithmalek
keithmalek
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Crazy Adventure in a Crazy War *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE* | John Donohue
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The incredible, true story of a civilian who traveled to Vietnam during the war to give some of his friends beer and words of encouragement from back home.

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