The Making and Un-Making of a Marine

by Lawrence Winters, Larry Winters

The Making and Un-making of a Marine is the record of one man's journey from the hell of the Vietnam War to the redemption of his soul. In this personal memoir by Larry Winters, we witness the loss of innocence of a young boy who's forced to take the role of a man by his father's own hand, then watch as he struggles to reshape his identity as both man and patriot while suppressing his rage against an unjust war. Surviving the atrocities of Viet Nam, Winters learns how to heal his invisible wounds and is reborn triumphant. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the pathway of warriorhood. It will also be essential to those with a loved one currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan so they might guide their soldiers home toward a path of healing and forgiveness.

324 pages, Paperback

First published March 23, 2007

About the author

Larry is a Marine combat Veteran of the Vietnam era. More recently Larry has retired from a 25 year career as counselor at Four Winds Hospital in West Chester New York, where he spent the last decade as the Director of Veteran Treatment. He has experienced and been witness to the difficulties faced by Veterans as they try to reintegrate from a military society to the civilian world. The PTSD experienced by these returning heroes stems from the Moral Dislocation that they experience as they move from Military Society to Civilian Society.

Larry has recently published his second book titled Brotherkeeper. It is the story of the Moral Dislocation faced by our veterans when they return home from war. The story focuses on the enlistment of one young man into the Marines, and the two Marine Veterans who try to guide the youth in making his decision, while they battle the demons that came home from the battlefields with them. “Years of working, living, and sorting out what war has done to myself and those I love, and those I've helped are spun together in this story,” says Larry about his book.

Reviews

[Aaron Lozano · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great for any therapists or aspiring therapists to understand their clients better. The truth is we will never understand what each other has been through, but the closest we can come is to hear their story. Larry went through so much, but even he learned this lesson in dealing with a fellow veteran. Great read, although tough to get through at times as you learn all of the things Larry went through.