Broken Samurai: One Marine's Journey From Hero to Hitman

by Al Carlisle

   Danny joined the Marines in 1967 and saw some of the worst fighting of the Vietnam War. He was continually bombarded by the enemy, never knowing if he would live or die. When his best friend was brutally murdered, he became angry, depressed, and numb. The only thing that could make him feel alive again was killing.   He came home from the war with a bad case of PTSD and couldn’t adapt to normal life. To feed his need for killing, he became a hitman for a biker gang. To justify the murders, he developed his own “Samurai Code.” He admired the Warrior's Code of the Samurai. By following his personal code, he was fine.   Then one day he broke his code…and it broke him.Based on a real events, this is Danny’s story.   The book also contains psychological insight by Dr. Carlisle.   Book three in the Development of the Violent Mind series.

   the accuracy of the depictions in this book may trigger some people with PTSD.

 

233 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 15, 2020

About the author

Al Carlisle spent his childhood playing war games with his twin brother, and neighborhood friends, in the fields and vacant lots of Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. Al always knew that one day he would be a soldier, a veteran like his Dad. He also developed a keen interest in photography, when he won a contest during Vacation Bible School, he chose a little Kodak Brownie over a football. His desire to serve his country, and his love of photography came together in 1967, the same year he met his wife Pat. Vietnam proved to be a turning point in his life; he no longer saw the Army as a life career choice. Al has lived his life with gusto, knowing how very close he came to being an additional name on that black marble wall in Washington D.C. To which he has paid homage to many times. He currently resides in Orlando, Fl. and is the Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Taft. The purpose for his being spared is manifested in his ministry.