May You Live In Interesting Times: My 1960s!

In the Fall of 2013, at the urging of family and a few friends Cal Seybold wrote a small book of some of his youthful escapades in the Army during the 1960s. The booklet was self-published locally by him and given as Christmas gifts to family and a few friends. He called the booklet, “May You Live in Interesting Times: My 1960s”, and it covered his time as a second lieutenant of Infantry during a tour in Korea and two tours with the Army Special Forces in Vietnam, initially as a first lieutenant and then as a captain. The booklet is more akin to “M.A.S.H.” than any serious military literature.

In the Fall of 2013, at the urging of family and a few friends Cal Seybold wrote a small book of some of his youthful escapades in the Army during the 1960s. The booklet was published locally by him and given as Christmas gifts to family and a few friends. He called the booklet, “May You Live in Interesting Times: My 1960s”, and it covered his time as a second lieutenant of Infantry during a tour in Korea and two tours with the Army Special Forces in Vietnam, initially as a first lieutenant and then as a captain. The booklet is more akin to “M.A.S.H.” than any serious military literature. Cal had always wished that his father had written some of his stories for the family; Cal believes his father's stories are getting more and more distorted with each retelling. Now future generations can enjoy Cal's social disasters from the 1960s, which with the aid of time and age, appear more as youthful antics.

CALVIN C. SEYBOLD - Is a retired United States Army Infantry and Special Forces officer, who has worked as a military contractor for the last 20+ years, since retiring from active duty. He undertook this book of his “war stories” at the request of his grown children and a few friends. He resides in Mount Carmel, Illinois, with his wife of 50 years.