This is the personal memoirs of a young man who joined the Marines in 1966 and was sent to fight in the Vietnam war. Upon his return he found the world had changed and people hated him and seemed to blame him for the war. Haunted for over 20 years by the loss of friends, intense moments of sheer horror and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, he finally came full circle when he participated in a parade in Washington, DC on the Fourth of July. Read about the personal war experiences of a single Marine who saw combat within days upon his arrival in Vietnam, was wounded less than a month after his arrival, and endured all of the hardships one could not even imagine as he fought for his very own survival. Find out what happend after his return to a hostile America and how he fought a war inside himself after his return. This is a true story, not even the names have been changed. You'll come to appreciate the sacrifices our young people pay when they are sent to fight a war.