Drunken Duck is the story of an Irish-American Catholic boy growing up in Sacramento, California during the 1950s and 60s with an abundance of forever friends. Later in life, as a Navy SEAL, he travels to Japan and Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Singapore. His childhood experiences of love and loss are precursors of the choices he makes in the women he passionately loves and the violent actions he takes in war.