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I was a Combat Infantryman, a security guard for a Nuclear Ordnance Company, and a Drill Sergeant during my three years in the Army. Those three years shaped the rest of my life. Although I enjoyed a very long career in the electrical industry, I also had my problems. Two broken marriages, antisocial behavior, unwarranted anger, suspicion and mistrust of everybody, no respect for authority, alcoholism----the list goes on and on. Nobody was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) related to combat in those days. This book comes out of therapy. I hope to encourage other veterans to seek help and treatment. Although it never goes away, it can get better.

My memoir is not the typical book about Vietnam. I was not a S ...more

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	One More Sunrise: Memoir of a Combat Infantryman in Viet Nam 4.28 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sermons from a Lay Minister 2013 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Funny Thing About Suicide by Curtis P. Gay (Goodreads Author), Michel Gay 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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