Any Mother's Son

By Timothy S. Best

Jonnie, a young man of 18, hears about the G.I. Bill and then decides to join the Army to help with his college tuition. He is fighting to find his place in this life. After enduring Basic Training, is then called to serve his country in the first Gulf War. While there he faces the heat, exhaustion, and fears of a man bound to a tank division. Can Jonnie find his place as a man among men?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 25, 2008
• ISBN: 9781462841004

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