A WAR FORGOTTEN
MY FIRST PUBLISHED WORK
“365 Days, My Unveiling Journey.”
WELCOME TO YOUR INTRODUCTION TO MY WAR EXPERIENCE!
This particular book started my writing experience. I’ve managed to write several published books based on my life experiences since then. To that point, I also wrote in 4 different genres to test my abilities and determine which style I preferred. Since all types intrigue me, I will continue writing until I run out of compelling, relevant ideas. So, I hope this website will serve my viewers well and further cultivate my craft. Thanks for viewing this literary piece, currently available on Amazon.com.
The Vietnam events were nothing short of unbelievable and beyond any civilian’s understanding. Like all war survivors, many young men found themselves trying to fit into a society that turned its back on them. As the stories were told, many returning veterans who managed to survive death or some physical dependency found themselves surrendering to other ills of society placed at their feet. As I sought to fight these nightmares and become whole again for many years, those lingering images remain and often haunt me even today.
During those past years, society chose to greet us with open arms once we returned and labeled us as baby-killers and cowards. Coming home to so much uncertainty was more than enough to send fragile minds and bodies straight to an asylum. Upon my return, there was no fanfare or ticker-tape parades, and no one to reach for your hand to tell you how proud they were that you survived and fought so gallantly. Instead, they chose to scorn and scoff at our efforts, turning a deaf ear and a blind eye to any help or assistance. Once I returned, the employment venues classified my work experience as merely that of a war veteran, where I was trained to kill. Thus, many of us had no opportunities to harvest skilled labor during that time, which later made my job-seeking trade nearly nonexistent.
I have been blessed to have parents who are still with me today as of this publication. Their efforts to portray such a positive attitude toward life and their ability to weather so many storms have provided a continuous thought process that allows for an unwavering mental capacity to discern who I was then and what I have become today. Because I have received so many optimistic views regarding my preparedness for survival, this has contributed significantly to my modest but fruitful successes. To have stared death in the face on more occasions than I would care to remember has given me a perspective on what is truly important, at least for me.
This war experience is written for all returning veterans of past and current origin who have struggled and continue to fight even now. Hopefully, this story will call back to mind what those three hundred and sixty-five days were like and perhaps assist you in purging some of those memories, as this writing experience has helped me achieve. I say forty-plus years later that there is always hope as long as there is breath in your body. Exhale now, knowing that your lives can be filled with stillness and soundless regard to set aside those horrible nightmares of friends now gone but not forgotten. Find a way to tell your stories, if it’s no more than sitting down and writing about them as I have. Be honest about your feelings then, and compliment that honesty about your feelings now, because this story is about all of us, not just me. I know in my heart that I could not have made the trip without you. And to the parents and family of Dave Hebert, I want you to know that I have never forgotten him, as I regret not being able to be with him when he needed me most. I’ve been blessed!
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This Article was Last Updated On: October 18, 2025