Publisher's Synopsis
It began with a phone call from his mother. "Got your grades in the mail today." There it was. After two years of partying and social life, Junior must face facts -- his days in college were over. He now must make the biggest decision of his life: Should he go back home and risk the draft, or should he join the military?
Duty to God and Country depicts the story of one man's experience in war and its aftermath -- emblematic of many veterans, particularly those of the Vietnam War era. Countless young men enter the military filled with innocence while struggling to understand themselves and the world. In Duty to God and Country, Junior's story addresses important cultural trends in our day, including the heartbreaking suicide rate and mental health issues that plague many military personnel.
This is the story of America -- reconciling a wish for peace with an inexplicable affinity for chaos.
