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The Long Trek Home
A double catastrophe has altered the world—one astronomical, the other man-made. A moon-sized chunk of antimatter slams into the sun, causing Earth’s icepacks to melt and flood coastal regions. Unrest in the Middle East causes the unthinkable: nuclear ter
You Only Love Twice
Westerner and master salesman Bill Hansen adopted Japan as his home. He effortlessly integrated himself into its culture, and lived a Japanese-inspired lifestyle. While on a packed train on his way home from work, he had a chance encounter with a Japanese
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Last Updated Jun 10, 2022
All is well now
The lst two days I've been able to walk without any aids. Feels good. Now I can spend a little more time in the computer room. I can't do much standing without a rest, though. Still can't drive due to the painkiller (reduced amount) I'm taking.
Bill
About
My first two novels, "You Only Love Twice" and "The Long Trek Home", are available on Amazon under B Douglas Slack. The Long Trek Home is intended to be the first book of a trilogy.
Fully retired now (at 79) and enjoying my leisure time by doing what I've always wanted to do - write. I have a Wordpress account at Tom1950.wordpress.com. I used to have a Facebook account, but they kept changing stuff around and I got disgusted with them so I quit.. Although I haven't done much on my Wordpress account, it does have a lot of my earlier works done up in blog style. That blogging effort has now become "Life - Such as it Was". The picture accompanying the autobiography is my picture from my 1957 Bitburg American High School, Germany yearbook "Contrails". I am married and have been for over 54 years.
I got to thinking about my experiences in Vietnam and wrote the story "The Gift of Life" in tribute to a couple of my friends. I spent 20 years in the service of my country and I'm damned proud of it. In the '60's, I was looked on as something that crawled out from under a rock. But now, due to more enlightened public opinion, I wanted to do more than just talk about it. In view of that, I display my "fruit salad", my medal bar, here for all to see. It isn't bragging, it's simply pride in a job I did well.
If you're curious as to what they all mean, here you go (left to right & top to bottom):
Navy Unit Commendation (3 awards) : Meritorious Unit Commendation (3 awards)
Navy Good Conduct (4 awards @ 4 years each) : National Defense : Armed Forces Expeditionary
Vietnam Service Medal (4 awards of >120 days each) : Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal : US Navy Expert Rifleman
The scroll on the RVN Campaign Medal is inscribed "1960 -- " to signify it never really 'ended'.
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