The long and poorly posted link I presented previously before should lead to an on-line copy of "A Soldier Returns".
I have not yet found my "tree-ware" copy; probably still in the box I stored it in during renovations here.
Another interesting read is by Frank Palmos; "Ridding the Devils". (1990). It covers his "adventures" in Indonesia during some wild times under Sukharno, and moves to Viet Nam; including being in a VC vehicle ambush, and being the only survivor.
Link here
(with any luck...