PREACHER MAN
It was July 1969 and this particular Vietnam mission started out like all the rest for U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team One. Most of the guys were fairly rough and tough but there was one particular guy who really annoyed William who tells the story. Mickey tells of this guy who would sing preachy songs and tells his co-soldiers how much God loved them. His nick- name was “Preacher Man.” Preacher man called William and his other room mate Pervert Number One and Pervert Number Two. This one particular night there was an ambush on this patrol so they headed out onto the river only to be fired upon by one of their own who mistook them for the enemy. Mickey was bombarded with bullets and ended up falling prey to an exploding grenade. His leg was badly hurt and he was flown unconscious to a military hospital – hanging on the edge of death. Finally he pulled through and settled in…
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