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Uncertain Journey: Vietnam Memoir and Hollywood Coming of Age
“A fascinating ride. . . gripping!” 🪖
“Unusually candid, light-hearted. . .raw!” 🎖️
When you’re one of the best
But you’re still just a kid
Watch Lieutenant Shellenberger struggle through elite army training, excel in command of a military police unit in Vietnam, and rise to liaison of the top General in Vietnam, only to be ridiculed back home.
Through strange twists and turns, there is something transcendent about this journey – like through it all, someone is still rooting for him.
“We’re not letting you out of this room until you tell us you’re not going in the Marine Corps.”
“…maybe several days later…my draft status had changed from 2-S of a collge student to a 1-A – what I soon learned was prime red meat!”
“It was their job to break us in any way they could – physically, mentally, emothionally, or academically. If they could break us here, we would never be strong enough to lead troops in combat”
“The General said he wasn’t sure after we’d talked if I wanted the job. I told him I did, if he wanted me. He welcomed me to my new job.”
“…it was like a blow to the gut. And then to the brain. And then the heart. Lieutenant Thomas Utter – KIA.”
“Karl Marlden told me that his sidekick on the show was going to be Michael Douglas, a song of Kirk Douglas.”
“This date, 31 January 1968, would stay with me for the rest of my life”
With a Forward by Dr. Jack Christianson, bestselling author of Healing the Wounded Soul, and many more
Forward
Many of us struggle at some point with where we fit in or with what we truly want to do with our lives. Many want to make a difference but are not sure how to do so. Many enjoy doing a myriad of things and find it difficult to pick just one path for a lifetime of work. Reading Shellenberger’s book has helped me realize that I am not alone in this “uncertain journey” called life.
In this autobiographical sketch of an eight-year period of his life, Shellenberger teaches us that little decisions can change the course of one’s life no matter how well planned. Life changes. This fascinating story of an uncertain journey through the sixties, the military, Vietnam, college, sports, Hollywood, and the FBI teaches many lessons to which I could relate. I realized that at times all of us may be watched over and guided even if we are unaware. If we pay attention, we will eventually get to where we are supposed to be and truly make a difference.
– Dr. Jack R Christianson, bestselling author
ASIN : B08MSXFZRZ
Publication date : November 3, 2020
Language : English
File size : 7970 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 203 pages
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