In My Life

About the Book

The story follows a young man from civilian life to Vietnam. The young man is an average person, full of self importance with no life experiences to support that importance. His focus is his buddies, girl, and car. He believes he has everything he needs. The only thing he lacks is his father’s approval. The story shows the importance of his world to him, and the humor that is part it. The story moves to his new life in the military. His old life will continues to play a part in his military life, and affect him.

His arrival in Vietnam will start the slow and painful end of his old life, but he will not see it coming. He will meets new people that l help his transition into a person of worth. He experience events he could have only imaged. While in Vietnam you continue to see the humor that surrounds him. A since of humor that protects him from the things he sees.

Then upon his return home, something he has dreamed for his last two years, he comes face to face with the old saying, “you better be careful of what you wish for.” He returns to a place he once felt was safe. But finds a new reality; a reality that could be scarier then the place he is returning from.

This story is not a war story. It is the story about the people that make up a time of conflict in our history.

About the Author

BIOGRAPHY I have been married to the same exceptional women for over 40 years; we have 3 beautiful daughters and 10 wonderful grandkids. I have retired twice, first after serving 22 years in the Army, then 10 years with a South Florida police department. During the 25 years in the Army, I spent 7 years as an enlisted soldier and 17 as an officer, retiring at the rank of Major. Serving 2 tours in Vietnam, 28 months in Operation Iraq Freedom, 3 in Germany, 1 in Alaska and was stationed at several military post Stateside. While in the Army I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. After retiring from the military I became a private contract for members of the Saudi Royal Family. Following that, I took a position with a police department as a senior administrator in charge of financial matters, training/recruiting, and facility management. After two years with the department, and in addition to my normal duties, I became a reserve police officer with the road patrol unit, retiring in 2004 and moved to North Carolina. In the summer of 2007 I was recalled to active duty, and received in Iraq with the United Nations Office of Military Advisors and currently remain on active duty with the UN. My military service again ended in August 2010. Prior to being recalled to active duty, I was a consultant and help start several businesses in my hometown in North Carolina. Currently I am a Defence Department contractor working in Afghanistan. I collect sports memorabilia, model cars and weapons (those that I have used over my 34 years of government service). I love American muscle cars and as a reward for not gettting myself killed in Iraq, I've purchased a Shelby Mustang GT500, it's a lot of fun.