War and Other Problems

<p><em>War and Other Problems</em> tells the story of someone who grew up amid the hardships of the Vietnam War - with a father killed in the line of duty a mother struggling to raise four children in a poor farming community and the constant fear of invasion. He left school for the military to do his part in protecting his home only to encounter new horrors and a losing battle. He spent years as a prisoner of war. Life wasn't any easier when he got out.</p><p>Escaping to America was a long dangerous journey that involved swimming across a river at night sneaking past checkpoints running desperately through jungles surviving the bombing of a refugee camp and navigating new hazards around every corner.</p><p>When he finally arrived it was to face a whole new set of troubles. But despite family drama medical ailments and acquaintances both kind and cruel he has persevered through it all. </p>