When I was 18 years old, like many young men, I thought I knew it all and there was nothing left for me to learn. Vietnam was raging at the time so I joined the army to get a taste of war, like many of my favorite authors. I was very lucky. After training to fight in a war that had no meaning, it ended 8 months after I enlisted and I wasn't sent to Vietnam. Instead I was sent to Ft Ord, CA. to be a Military Policeman.
My job was to fly and drive across this glorious country and bring back the men who had deserted from Vietnam. I hated it, at first. Until I came to understand w more...