The Unopened Letter
A Dose of Reality Changes a Young Man's Life Forever
Published on 15. March 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
302 pages
978-0-9990514-7-4 (ISBN)
Description
A coming of age story of a young man facing his draft notice during the Vietnam Era, and how his decision shaped his life, and that of his family. Told through a series of letters sent to his mother, the story covers an era when 27 million young men faced possible conscription into the armed services. It is replete with the emotions of the era when the U.S.A. was a country in turmoil Readers who remember the 1960's, or knew someone who lived during that period will find relevance in this tumultuous period. The joy, humor, and heartbreak of the times, told through a teenager's experience as he grows into a man.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
493 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9990514-7-4 (9780999051474)
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Commander R.W. Herman (USN-Ret.) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While attending the University of Minnesota in 1965, he received his draft notice and chose to enter the United States Navy for four years, three of which were spent on the USS Cambria (APA-36). Two years after his return, he reentered the service and continued a career spanning over thirty years.
Following ten years of enlisted service, he was commissioned through the Limited Duty Officer Program in 1979. He was the senior submarine communications officer in the Navy at retirement, having led the silent service into the twenty-first century maintaining connectivity superiority. He and his wife now reside in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Visit the author at www.rwherman.com.