A Soldiers Journal 1959-1969

Twenty-five years ago I began keeping a daily Journal. Recovering from a divorce that left me in total consternation I realized I needed to make some changes in my life. I was determined to help myself overcome the sadness and fears that had accompanied the divorce and with some help realized I needed to make significant changes in my priorities and behaviors. To monitor the progress of these changes my daily journal was a contemplation of each days activities. I paid attention to what I was doing each day and why I was doing it (some of the time). These 25 years of journals are full of less than earth-shattering details but they helped me become a less reactive and a more reflective man. Keeping the journal has been beneficial but has often made me wish I had started the effort earlier particularly during the most formative period of my life my time as a soldier. Accordingly this book began to take shape; A Soldiers Journal.