Called to Be a Soldier

Major L. Wayne Smalls Is One Of The Thousands Of People Who Have Served Combat Tours In Afghanistan But He Is One Of The Few To Have Put The Entire Experience On Paper. In ‘Called To Be A Solider' His Eye-Opening New Memoir Smalls Shares His Inner-Most Thoughts From Before During And After His Tour. The Book Starts Right At The Very Beginning As Smalls Spent Time Preparing For What Would Ultimately Become The Last Tour Of His Twenty-Two-Year Military Career. He Describes The Many Challenges He Faced During His Combat Deployment And Thoroughly Recounts His Tumultuous Return Home Where He Endured Separation Divorce And Retirement From The Military. ‘Called To Be A Soldier’ Also Tackles The Under-Acknowledged Transition From The Life Of A Combat Soldier To A Veteran’S New Civilian Life After The Military. “Oftentimes The Emotions That Most Soldiers Feel Are Bottled Up And Manifest Themselves In Ways That Are Usually Dangerous To Themselves And The People Around Them. I Was Able To Channel All Of My Energy Through My Writing And Explanation Of My Journey” Explains Smalls. “It Was My Journey To Find Inner Peace. It Was A Mission To Find Out What The Purpose Of My Life Was And How That Purpose Would Manifest Itself To Me.” Readers Appear To Agree Leaving Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews. For Example Lee Comments “Masterfully Told Story Of A Soldier’S Battle To Remain An Elite Soldier In The U.S. Army As Well As Becoming A Solid Soldier For The Cause Of Christ. L Wayne Smalls Has The Gift Of Turning A Story Into A Conversation. From The Beginning I Felt Like I Was Standing Next To Him Through The Entire Book. Hope He Can Follow This Up With Another One For Me This Is A Must Have On My Bookshelf.”