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Lost Years
Lost Years
Lost Years
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Lost Years

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As a C-141 bounces around in the turbulent atmosphere above Kadena Air Force Base, no one on board—including Tech Sergeant Dominic Torelli—ever imagines what will happen next. As the plane approaches the runway, an air traffic controller sees something on his radar screen. Just as Staff Sergeant Asa Williams yanks his headphones off, his screen lights up. The C-141 and a general’s plane have just collided in midair.

As Asa is left trying to explain why he is not responsible for the horrifying accident, Dom is left in a hospital recovering from critical injuries. The repercussions of the crash are great for both men: Asa is grounded as an air traffic controller and Dom is scarred for life. As fate leads both men to meet, become friends, and begin a Vietnam tour together, Dom faces yet more personal challenges as Asa struggles to learn a new job. While Dom is led on a journey of self-discovery where he must try to distinguish between reality and fantasy, Asa uncovers the truth about his unexplainable connection to Dom.

In this military novel, two Vietnam soldiers who bravely face tragedies must survive not only the war, but also the subsequent emotions in order to find redemption and peace.

LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateNov 12, 2015
ISBN9781491780732
Lost Years
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Bobby Bell

Bobby Bell is a retired Air Force Non Commissioned officer, spending almost thirty years in the military. Starting his military career in the United States Navy, with time spent in the United States Army and finally finding a home in the Air Force. Having an opportunity to spend time in three branches of the military, and spending three tours of duty in Vietnam. Bobby enjoys telling stories. His essays and articles are published under Raymond Bell. Bell was born in 1943 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania he has enjoyed telling stories. His grandfather was a career soldier, he and his grandparents were assigned to several military installations. Some of his friends would call him a very good liar. Hs grandmother insisted he was just a good story teller. Between serving as a cook in the Navy and an Air Traffic Controller in the Air Force. He attempted to attend a community college with the hopes of learning to write a good story. His counselor at the community college insisted that he would never be a good writer and his writing skills were marginal. Never much to read books until his time in the Navy and his many months at sea. Then found himself reading the books in the ship’s library and the back of cereal boxes. With Bell’s passion for reading he found a particular desire to read Science Fiction. He also did and does enjoy Historical Novels, Literary Fiction, Police Procedural, and Mysteries. As a civilian Bell worked as a cook and a souse chef in hotels and Country Club, and finally managing restaurants. He is presently “Retired”. Spending three hours a day as a Crossing Guard.Undo

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