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Preface

To my family and friends, warriors of the Vietnam War. To all those who have suffered the aftermath of war, we live by courage, strength, hope and the sacred code of honor. No one left behind. I have your back, and you have my back.

Each and every one of us combat Marines left behind the comforts and safety of our country to experience the horrors of war, and yet within it, we found the true meaning of trust, honor, friendship, and loss among ourselves. My country and government did not. My life was a succession of moments every day that I woke up.

We truly want to feel normal. We want to be like we were, but that is impossible. We have changed forever. Help us help ourselves to understand what we have gone through. Help us understand the horrors we have experience and how we long only to be loved and accepted for who we have become. For the bureaucratic and politician, the brass of the Marine Corps, the company commander who stole my honor and valor from right under my nose—injustice due to discrimination for being Hispanic and coming from Northern New Mexico.