The Vietnam essays began on a jetty in Corpus Christi, watching the decommissioned U.S.S. Lexington being towed to her final resting place. The essays are stand-alone personal narratives, but they do loosely connect.
War changes people, especially idealistic young men.
Perhaps reading the essays this way, you will see the changes. Other writing and some poetry are included in this gallery. Both are short and represent my style.