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Arlen's Gun: A Novel of War in Vietnam -  a Journey from Alienation to Brotherhood
Arlen's Gun: A Novel of War in Vietnam -  a Journey from Alienation to Brotherhood
Arlen's Gun: A Novel of War in Vietnam -  a Journey from Alienation to Brotherhood
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Arlen's Gun: A Novel of War in Vietnam - a Journey from Alienation to Brotherhood

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The main character is Arlen Washington who grew up in a broken family on the worst streets of Baltimore. He is persuaded by a more fortunate friend to complete high school and enlist in the Air Force to avoid being drafted into the Army as the Vietnam War is raging. But getting into the Air Force did not keep them out of the Vietnam war. Arlen's

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Release dateFeb 18, 2023
ISBN9781960159038
Arlen's Gun: A Novel of War in Vietnam -  a Journey from Alienation to Brotherhood
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Edgar Doleman

Child of a career soldier, Edgar Doleman grew up in two countries and eight states. On graduating from college, he followed his father onto the Army, serving in Berlin, Korea, Vietnam and various posts in the U.S. After retiring from a second career in information technology, he and his wife retired to the Northern Neck where she encouraged his writing and conceived the initial idea for "The Chimera." But the project was put on hold as she fought an ultimately losing battle with cancer. Finding it too painful to continue with "The Chimera," he focused on a work started some years earlier and "Arlen's Gun - A Novel of War in Vietnam - a Journey from Alienation to Brotherhood" became his first novel. "The Chimera" is now the second and has expanded into a series.

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