From a Marine

When Robert Waldruff returned home - with luck and divine grace - from the Vietnam Conflict he put the memories behind and began his pursuit of the American Dream.For 35 years those memories stayed locked inside. It happened. He served. And that was that.When his grown daughter Paden - born while Waldruff served in the Western Pacific - wanted to learn about her dads Vietnam War he immediately agreed. The two started a two-and-a-half-year correspondence that explored personal and family history as well as Vietnam. In 2016 Waldruff enrolled in the Mighty Pen Project a class at the Virginia War Memorial where veterans reflect record and memorialize their experiences. From a Marine includes a selection of Waldruffs short stories poems and his one-act play Guardian Angels which was professionally produced in September 2021 by Firehouse Theatre Richmond VA.... sense courage and spirit in these pages Roberts toughness leavened by time and empathy. You may see that like me you can trust him when you struggle somewhat. Robert is here in these hard-won words. You can lean on the lessons he shares.-David L. Robbins New York Times best-selling author of Isaacs Beacon and War of the Rats