Trusting Appearances

"e;Ricks gives us an 'Everyman' who takes the reader on an intriguing life's ride full of action and mystery. All the while in the military thanks to a 'join the military or go to jail' choice, on active duty in Vietnam, the States, or Reserve duty while a successful businessman, life-threatening danger follows just in the shadows."e; Ross A. Rainwater, Lieutenant Colonel, Aviation, US Army (Ret) "e;Mrs. Blanchard,"e; he started patiently, "e;I am an officer in the US Army Reserves, and it's actually called Annual Training, not 'summer camp' like the Boy Scouts."e; "e;You told me that you were in the 'real Army', weren't you?"e; "e;Yes, Mrs. Blanchard, I was. But that was a long time ago."e; "e;And were you in the war, the Vietnam War?"e; "e;Uh huh. I went to Vietnam, ... twice."e; She gestured at her own cheek mildly with the tips of her pale trembling fingers "e;Wasn't that were you got the ... uh, oh my..."e; her resolve ran out. </PFrank absently touched his face. He was able to put his fingers right on the line without looking. "e;The scar?"e; She nodded, apparently embarrassed now. "e;No, Mrs. Blanchard, that was after."e;