▁and ▁St ri pes , ▁and ▁Sea ▁T iger . ▁During ▁his ▁tour ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁Has ford ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Navy ▁& ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Ach iev ement ▁Medal ▁with ▁Val or ▁Device , ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Hu ế ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁literary ▁career ▁Has ford ▁associated ▁with ▁various ▁science ▁fiction ▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁including ▁Arthur ▁By ron ▁Cover ▁and ▁David ▁J . ▁Sk al . ▁He ▁had ▁works ▁published ▁in ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁anth ologies ▁such ▁as ▁Space ▁and ▁Time ▁and ▁Dam on ▁Knight ' s ▁Or bit ▁series . ▁He ▁also ▁published ▁the ▁poem ▁" B ed time ▁Story " ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁edition ▁of ▁Win ning ▁He arts ▁and ▁M inds , ▁the ▁first ▁anth ology ▁of ▁writing ▁about ▁the ▁war ▁by ▁veter ans . ▁The ▁poem ▁was ▁repr int ed ▁in ▁Car ry ing ▁the ▁Dark ness ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁First ▁novel ▁and ▁film ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Has ford ▁attended ▁the ▁Mil ford ▁W riter ' s ▁Work shop ▁and ▁met ▁veter an ▁science ▁fiction ▁author ▁Freder ik ▁P ohl , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁an ▁editor ▁at ▁B ant am ▁Books . ▁At ▁P ohl ' s ▁suggestion , ▁Has ford ▁submitted ▁The ▁Short - Tim ers , ▁and ▁P ohl ▁prompt ly ▁bought ▁it ▁for ▁B ant am . ▁ ▁The ▁Short - Tim ers ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1