<p>Thuy thinks war is glorious and heroic. But he&#39;s about to discover that heroism and glory are not as simple as they seem.<br /><br />The Vietnamese village Thuy grew up in is surrounded by the American conflict. At sixteen he feels he&#39;s ready to join the Viet Cong despite his mother&#39;s qualms.<br /><br />When he does Thuy is catapulted almost immediately into something he never imagined-reconnaissance missions into the heart of an American camp privation and battles with high costs. Then wounded and hungry he must set out alone through the jungle toward home a village he&#39;s not even sure still exists. . . .<br /><br />In this story of loyalty courage and endurance former U.S. Marine and Vietnam veteran G. Lowell Tollefson pays homage to the strength and heart of his one-time adversaries.</p>