I OFFER YOU A VERY PERSONAL AND I HOPE YOU WILL FIND A HEART TOUCHING SHORT STORY OF A BOY GROWING UP IN SEATTLE DURING WORLD WAR TWO , A TRILOGY TELLING THE STORY OF A YOUNG SPECIAL OPS SOLDIER COMING OUT OF VIET NAM WHO DISCOVERS NEW FAITH AND MISSION IN HIS LIFE AS HE GOES THROUGH THREE HARROWING STAGES SEEKING HIS MISSION AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. WE CLOSE WITH TWO ESSAYS THAT DEAL WITH THAT "TRIAL BY FAITH" SO MANY OF US HAVE GONE THROUGH AS WE WALK THE SHADOW LANDS AND VALLEYS OF LIFE. I INVITE YOU TO OPEN THIS BOOK AND TO RENEW THOSE MEMORIES OF YOUR OWN THAT LIKE MINE HAVE BECOME "ASHES IN THE WIND".