WAYNE — The Cary Memorial Library will present Soldiering in the Monsoon: Vietnam 1969-70 at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Williams House, 14 Old Winthrop Road.

Lloyd Irland’s talk will discuss the day-to-day life of one ordinary soldier in Vietnam.

Irland served in the 101st Airborne Division of the Army during the first year of the American wind-down of the war. An artillery fire direction specialist, duty took him to the field with the infantry for several months, to several fire bases with the battery, and then to the prized rear job in a battalion fire direction center for the final months of his tour.

Two months after Irland returned from Vietnam, he started work on his Ph.D at Yale. After getting his degree, he worked as an economist for the U.S. Forest Service, then taught at the Yale School of Forestry for several years. He came to Maine in 1976, serving in the Department of Conservation and State Planning Office. Since 1987 he has been a private consultant in timber, forestry and related fields. He has written five books on forestry subjects.

A reception featuring light refreshments will follow the program.

FMI: 207-685-3754, www.cary-memorial.lib.me.us.