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HALO by DJ Stephens HALO-is a military acronym for High
Altitude Low Opening referring to military
freefalling. It is an insertion technique used for
clandestine insertion into hostile territory.
Jeffery Barkil is a young soldier who upon
completing his training as an Airborne Ranger is
recruited by the CIA. After which he spends
six months training to run ‘Black Operations’ in
Southeast Asia.
The story takes place between
the years 1958 and 1961, a period between the French
surrender and expulsion from Vietnam and the US
admitting they had troops in the country.
Sergeant Barkil takes you on eleven harrowing
missions including his time as a prisoner of the
Viet Cong. You are taken from one mission to the
next as Sergeant Barkil comes to terms with being a
hired assassin while at the same time carrying out
his Operations and fighting to stay alive.
HALO by DJ Stephens
Action Thriller
193
Pages
Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1413760330 |
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About the Author
D J (Don)
Stephens lives in Elgin, IL a suburb of Chicago
with his wife of 38 years. He spent nearly 10
years in the Military. While on active duty in
the Service, Don competed as a member of a
Division rifle team and parachuted for a Post
skydiving team.
Don has been involved in
the computer industry for nearly forty years
doing everything from computer programming to
Company President. An avid hunter, Don enjoys
the outdoors, especially when he is into a hunt.
The inspiration for Bearkiller, published in
2004, came to him after a "déjà vu" experience,
the sense that he had been someplace before; an
idea he tied into his love for hunting.
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