Kendra Carroll of Apex Reviews said of Vietnam No Regrets, “In the 30+ years since its conclusion, countless volumes have been crafted regarding the Vietnam War - not to mention movies, television specials, and documentaries. Most of the written and visual media have done a commendable job of exploring the logistical blunders and other revealing aspects of the war itself; however, very few of them have given Vietnam the same empathic human touch as "Saving Private Ryan" so famously did for World War II.

Throughout the pages of Vietnam No Regrets, author and Vietnam veteran J. Richard Watkins steps directly in the gap and fills that void in standout fashion. A heart-wrenching memoir recounted in an unfiltered, no-holds-barred manner, Vietnam No Regrets takes the reader straight into the heart of one of the most controversial extended episodes in our nation's history, painting the gruesome conflict in a graphic, vivid light - undeniably real and raw.

Where Vietnam No Regrets succeeds most is in effectively humanizing what for so long has been viewed as a political get-rich-quick scheme concocted at the highest levels of a shadowy international conspiracy. From his perspective as a "grunt" (uninitiated low-level soldier) thrust square in the middle of a deadly ongoing clash, Watkins takes the reader on a vicarious evolutionary journey through the heart and mind of an unsuspecting patriot convinced of the nobility of his national service - only to be rashly disabused of such a misguided notion when he learns the real purpose of his "expendable" personal sacrifice.

A compelling page turner complete with striking visual imagery, Vietnam No Regrets provides the reader with an insightful, eye-opening look into a time that various elements of our mainstream society have conveniently chosen to forget - at the same time proving just why it's so essential that we never let them - much less ourselves - do just that.”