Sitting on a Headstone - Lafond, Robert
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Sitting On a Headstone is an incomplete autobiography, bringing out the life, and near death, of a young man making choices that will, unknowingly, change his life forever. Wanting to fulfill a desire to honor a family heritage of service to his country he risks his life to fight in a war of governmental entanglements. It won't be his bravery that will be tested, but his fear and his mettle. The Republic of South Viet Nam is on the other side of the world from Ashton, Rhode Island, the sleepy mill village that is his home. He leaves home at 18, ready to take on the world, and returns two years…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Sitting On a Headstone is an incomplete autobiography, bringing out the life, and near death, of a young man making choices that will, unknowingly, change his life forever. Wanting to fulfill a desire to honor a family heritage of service to his country he risks his life to fight in a war of governmental entanglements. It won't be his bravery that will be tested, but his fear and his mettle. The Republic of South Viet Nam is on the other side of the world from Ashton, Rhode Island, the sleepy mill village that is his home. He leaves home at 18, ready to take on the world, and returns two years later, a decorated by severely wounded soldier. Unlike his former self he must now struggle to meet not only society's demands but his own, fighting to find out who or what he has become, inside and out.
Autorenporträt
Born in 1947 on a Federal holiday. His father's committed dedication to the US Army lead the way for Bob's path in life. His hobbies are singing; a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society for the last 27 years, writing, movies, and vacation trips with his wife of 31 years. He has three grown daughters, all of whom have graduated college. Two have attained Master's degrees in their fields and the third a formal degree in Mixology. She is the owner of an Irish Pub. 'Headstone' is Bob's first book, but not intended to be his last.