This is a story of a hero who returned from Vietnam with severe post traumatic stress disorder that went undiagnosed and untreated for decades. It is not his biography. It is my memory of time spent in his life, with some biographical details pulled in as needed. It is the story of a warrior hero who came home to nightmares, homelessness and ever-present bottles of self-medication and forgetfulness. It is also a story of survival, compassion and self-measured personal success.