"Lost Survivor" National Release September 2006

31 days. The month of August. September national release of "Lost Survivor". You will be able to order book at any book store and most on-line book web sites. The excitement is building. It has been a long time coming. Started after I returned from Vietnam. the desire to share the true experience of surival in a combat zone. About what you have to give up to survive is what you need to live back home. The scar tissue never completely covers the wounds in your soul and it doesn't seem to heal. You carry the pain deep inside until it becomes one with you. The book is pubished. For some it has become a journey of healing, for others the ripping off of scar tissue laying open their wounds.

Old Veterans/Young Soldiers

This past weekend I went to a pig roast at a friend's house. He is a Vietnam veteran with Purple Heart and Silver Star. I consider him a brother. There was great food and lots of drinks. But what make it special was the mixture of old vetnam veterans and young National Guard soldiers. We old guys shared the experiences of survival with laughed and drinks. Rememberances of days past when we were young and crazy. Events only shared with someone who has been through it. Has walked the walk. The young men and women in the National Guard listen, mostly quietly, with a question here and there. A few didn't see how we (the old guys) lived through our war experiences, the constant killing, the constant dying, the unknown, the always present stress of survival. In many cases we didn't know how we did. The only thing for sure we knew was that some how we did.

Watching the young folks energy playing games, laughing at their own silliness gave a glow to my heart. reenforced the appreication of survivial, and like our parents realization its our kids who go to war.