Customer Reviews:
 None Came Home June 19, 2008
Michael F. Buck (Philadelphia, Pa.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. It was a very sad story, the dogs from Viet Nam should have a memorial!!
Excellent read. June 18, 2008
Melissa M. Roton (Villa Rica, GA)
Unsung heroes. The dogs that are the soldier's best friends in battle. These faithful dogs are severely underappreciated for the sacrifices they give us to help keep all of us safe. Yet also there is the humane element too. The normalcy and 'humanity' the K9 officer gives to our troops in the down times. This is definitely something that cannot be paid back.
Or can it?
Freedom is not free.
I have met the author, Sgt. John E. O'Donnell and his faithful best girl Charlie. She's a typical sweet sable brat German Shepherd Dog that accompanies him everywhere. Sgt. O' Donnell is bright and witty and charming. His stories are great to listen to if you have the time and regret not having enough time to just sit and listen when I could.
The book relays his story of part of his life during the Vietnam era and gives a personal autobiographical snapshot in this day of a new dog and handler team. They look great on the cover and yes, that is really them, but you know they were scared to death on the inside like all of the other soldiers were.
In battle, all hearts beat as one and everyone becomes everyone elses' brother. We can pay back our K9 heroes by showing honor to them. After all, you see them everyday in service dog work guiding visually impaired people and others with lots of other disabilities. Helping our police force, and doing therapy work. It's a dog's work and they do it selflessly.
None Came Home September 5, 2006
S. J. Barnett (Atlanta, GA USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is the best book about the dogs and dog handlers I have read. Other books I've read seem to be stories that could have been written by anyone who'd heard about the situation. In "None Came Home" it was clear that this author was involved and he gave a human/dog perspective. Many of the other books told of battles more than the "dog" story. I will read this book again and again. (and cry each time.)
On Working Through Trauma: A Vietnam Combat Handler's Vision June 15, 2003
Annie Harris (America)
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
Mr. O'Donnell is a verified USAF Vietnam Combat Veteran/K-9 Sentry Dog Handler who served in U-Tapao, Thailand during his active duty service. SGT O'Donnell's novel represents a dream of what could have been done to restore order from the powerless trauma of what had to be done regarding the U.S. Government's requirement to abandon K-9s at the end of the Vietnam War. It is a poignant piece criss-crossed with hope and hopelessness and potentially represents the way many US K-9 and MWD Teams felt at that time in history. The perceived anguish, search for understanding as well as a means to salute those K-9 counterparts is an excellent read and worth consideration by all individuals familiar with those events in our Nation's history or who experienced similar feelings first-hand of the loss of the K-9s who were and continue to be among our most outstanding yet most unsung heroes throughout all branches of the Armed Forces in all aspects and in all countries involved within the Vietnam War Combat Zone.
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