General Issue Blues

"Sonny Gratzer has lived a full, passionate life, and the generous, heartsprung poems in " General Issue Blues" reflect his wonder at the going." -"Bill Kittredge, noted Montana author, editor, and former Chairman of Creative Writing, University of Montana"

"Once a tough kid from Butte, Sonny Gratzer came home from Viet Nam with a chest full of medals and severe war wounds. Readers need to keep a keen eye and ear open for Gratzer and other veterans who write. Years later their poems and stories express wonder, grief and healing from some of the deepest sources." -"Patrick Todd, Montana poet and humanitarian"

: Sonny Gratzer's poems capture the scent of combat, the dangers and miseries of war, and the many kinds of wounds suffered even after the battles have been fought." -"Nathaniel Blumberg, dean and professor, editor, publisher, and author of" Charlie of 666: a Memoir

"George Gratzer takes you back to the war in Vietnam - his poems evoke vivid memories of rice paddy ambushes, helicopter assaults, mines and booby traps. " G.I. Blues" wrenches your heart, grips your gut, brings tears to the eyes of the toughest old soldier. Well done, Sonny." -"Col. Joe Clemons, Infantry US Army (Ret.)"