The Long Return

by Michael O'Meara

This isn’t a book an action hero would want to option for a movie. There are no bigger than life heroics, no glamour, and no clear winners. It’s a small personal story about a group of young men, just kids really, who toughed it out with laughter, tears, blood, courage and show tunes!Living in the highland jungle was a miserable existence-leeches, giant spiders, snakes, tigers, jungle rot, lousy food, eighty pound packs, and angry strangers with guns everywhere. The shared miseries, the constant threat to life, the never ending stress, and the rough and tumble humor forged a tribe. And that tribe is the heart of this story.The book is a tiny peek into that world, and hopefully of some use to the brothers in arms who may not have been able to put their own experiences into words, and to friends and loved ones and the curious, who may have been reluctant to ask.

196 pages, Paperback

Published December 15, 2023