![]() ![]() ![]() His next novel As Summers Die (1980) received better recognition. ![]() According to P.J O'Rourke, journalist and political satirist, and a friend of Groom, Better Times Than These was "the best novel written about the Vietnam War." Better Times Than These was about a rifle company in the Vietnam War whose patriotism and lives are shattered. Groom's first novel was Better Times Than These, published in 1978. Groom resigned and moved to New York to pursue a career in writing novels. Upon his return from Vietnam, Groom worked as a reporter for the Washington Star, a Washington, D. Most of his service time was spent with the Fourth Infantry Division. Groom served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967, including a tour of duty in the Vietnam War (from 66–67). He graduated with Omicron Delta Kappa honors in 1965. ![]() While serving as a literary editor in college, he settled on a new ambition to become a writer. Groom attended the University of Alabama, where he became a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity and the Army ROTC. His earliest ambition was to become a lawyer like his father. Winston Groom was raised in Mobile County, Alabama, where he attended the private University Military School (now known as UMS-Wright Preparatory School). ![]()
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