“Under the Weeping Willow Tree” tells the story of a young doctor during the time of the Civil war. His family has sent him to find a defiant brother who was severely wounded in battle. He leaves his medical training and fiance'. On the way to the battlefields, our doctor is kidnapped by the Rebels to give medical aid for a young officer. He voluntarily commits to be a caregiver for the officer on the journey deep into Confederate territory. He is given a choice of being interred in prison or work in a field hospital. He chose to serve as a surgeon in a field hospital, He finally wins a release and is taken north in an unconventional transport by a rebel spy who is delivering a corpse to northern relatives. The trip is fraught with dangers. The vehicle contains the gold treasury of the confederacy known only by the spy who is wholly responsible for the gold. The hearse and riders finally arrive back north and the gold is then cleverly hidden by the confederacy somewhere in the area. Later, the young doctor looks for his brother and finds him near death in an army hospital near Washington DC. During the time the young sibling is being cared for, the doctor's fiancé dies back home. He grieves for her and blames himself for not being with her. The Union war department is suspicious of the young doctor practicing medicine in the rebel hospital and is harassed by the War departments Pinkerton detectives. The young doctor gets word of the spy’s capture which is under sentence to hang. In a bold plan, he helps his friend to escape from Federal prison then meets the spy’s sister in the process. The young brother’s amnesia is unconventionally dealt with and is made well in the last battle of the civil war. The war is finally over, the doctor falls in love with the spy’s sister, moves back home to resume his mentor’s medical practice and out of his respect for the dead civil war soldiers, has never revealed where the confederate gold is hidden.

“Under the Weeping Willow Tree” tells the story of a young doctor during the time of the Civil war. His family has sent him to find a defiant brother who was severely wounded in battle. He leaves his medical training and fiance'. On the way to the battlefields, our doctor is kidnapped by the Rebels to give medical aid for a young officer. He voluntarily commits to be a caregiver for the officer on the journey deep into Confederate territory. He is given a choice of being interred in prison or work in a field hospital. He chose to serve as a surgeon in a field hospital, He finally wins a release and is taken north in an unconventional transport by a rebel spy who is delivering a corpse to northern relatives. The trip is fraught with dangers. The vehicle contains the gold treasury of the confederacy known only by the spy who is wholly responsible for the gold. The hearse and riders finally arrive back north and the gold is then cleverly hidden by the confederacy somewhere in the area. Later, the young doctor looks for his brother and finds him near death in an army hospital near Washington DC. During the time the young sibling is being cared for, the doctor's fiancé dies back home. He grieves for her and blames himself for not being with her. The Union war department is suspicious of the young doctor practicing medicine in the rebel hospital and is harassed by the War departments Pinkerton detectives. The young doctor gets word of the spy’s capture which is under sentence to hang. In a bold plan, he helps his friend to escape from Federal prison then meets the spy’s sister in the process. The young brother’s amnesia is unconventionally dealt with and is made well in the last battle of the civil war. The war is finally over, the doctor falls in love with the spy’s sister, moves back home to resume his mentor’s medical practice and out of his respect for the dead civil war soldiers, has never revealed where the confederate gold is hidden.

“Under the Weeping Willow Tree” tells the story of a young doctor during the time of the Civil war. His family has sent him to find a defiant brother who was severely wounded in battle. He leaves his medical training and fiance'. On the way to the battlefields, our doctor is kidnapped by the Rebels to give medical aid for a young officer. He voluntarily commits to be a caregiver for the officer on the journey deep into Confederate territory. He is given a choice of being interred in prison or work in a field hospital. He chose to serve as a surgeon in a field hospital, He finally wins a release and is taken north in an unconventional transport by a rebel spy who is delivering a corpse to northern relatives. The trip is fraught with dangers. The vehicle contains the gold treasury of the confederacy known only by the spy who is wholly responsible for the gold. The hearse and riders finally arrive back north and the gold is then cleverly hidden by the confederacy somewhere in the area. Later, the young doctor looks for his brother and finds him near death in an army hospital near Washington DC. During the time the young sibling is being cared for, the doctor's fiancé dies back home. He grieves for her and blames himself for not being with her. The Union war department is suspicious of the young doctor practicing medicine in the rebel hospital and is harassed by the War departments Pinkerton detectives. The young doctor gets word of the spy’s capture which is under sentence to hang. In a bold plan, he helps his friend to escape from Federal prison then meets the spy’s sister in the process. The young brother’s amnesia is unconventionally dealt with and is made well in the last battle of the civil war. The war is finally over, the doctor falls in love with the spy’s sister, moves back home to resume his mentor’s medical practice and out of his respect for the dead civil war soldiers, has never revealed where the confederate gold is hidden.

A short story about breaking the rules of war. One man was tired of the miseries of civil war and decided to take no more.

A short story about breaking the rules of war. One man was tired of the miseries of civil war and decided to take no more.

A short story about breaking the rules of war. One man was tired of the miseries of civil war and decided to take no more.

In the final days of The Third Reich in 1945, did The Fuhrer and some top Nazis escape to Norway and then by latest design submarine to Argentina. Once there to live around Cordoba and The VIP (Fuhrer) in the Andes in an open prison. A fictional story of a German poor teacher's son who joins the Wermacht for an education and becomes a gunnery officer. He joins the Luftwffe at it's inception and wins an iron-cross in The Condor Legion exploits in Spain. He is posted to a Senior General as his "aide-de-camp" to assist him in his General's duties. He visits Auchswitz to choose whores for the senior officers brothels and he falls in love with young Jewish girl. She is smuggled out of Auchswitz as one of the whores by him and then he hides her in Berlin. When he is tasked to get the Fuhrer and senior Nazis out of Germany one month from end of war, he takes his Jewish love girl with him and they marry in Argentina. Mossad set her up to kill the VIP as vengence for the 6 million Auchswitz Jews, in Argentina and she accidentally kills her husband and is then murdered by the Germans. The VIP dies eventually in his open prison in The Andes.

In the final days of The Third Reich in 1945, did The Fuhrer and some top Nazis escape to Norway and then by latest design submarine to Argentina. Once there to live around Cordoba and The VIP (Fuhrer) in the Andes in an open prison. A fictional story of a German poor teacher's son who joins the Wermacht for an education and becomes a gunnery officer. He joins the Luftwffe at it's inception and wins an iron-cross in The Condor Legion exploits in Spain. He is posted to a Senior General as his "aide-de-camp" to assist him in his General's duties. He visits Auchswitz to choose whores for the senior officers brothels and he falls in love with young Jewish girl. She is smuggled out of Auchswitz as one of the whores by him and then he hides her in Berlin. When he is tasked to get the Fuhrer and senior Nazis out of Germany one month from end of war, he takes his Jewish love girl with him and they marry in Argentina. Mossad set her up to kill the VIP as vengence for the 6 million Auchswitz Jews, in Argentina and she accidentally kills her husband and is then murdered by the Germans. The VIP dies eventually in his open prison in The Andes.

In the final days of The Third Reich in 1945, did The Fuhrer and some top Nazis escape to Norway and then by latest design submarine to Argentina. Once there to live around Cordoba and The VIP (Fuhrer) in the Andes in an open prison. A fictional story of a German poor teacher's son who joins the Wermacht for an education and becomes a gunnery officer. He joins the Luftwffe at it's inception and wins an iron-cross in The Condor Legion exploits in Spain. He is posted to a Senior General as his "aide-de-camp" to assist him in his General's duties. He visits Auchswitz to choose whores for the senior officers brothels and he falls in love with young Jewish girl. She is smuggled out of Auchswitz as one of the whores by him and then he hides her in Berlin. When he is tasked to get the Fuhrer and senior Nazis out of Germany one month from end of war, he takes his Jewish love girl with him and they marry in Argentina. Mossad set her up to kill the VIP as vengence for the 6 million Auchswitz Jews, in Argentina and she accidentally kills her husband and is then murdered by the Germans. The VIP dies eventually in his open prison in The Andes.

Much has been written about war, why men serve, how it affects them physically and emotionally, and what happens when they return home. The Vietnam War still plagues us today on many levels, none more painful than the treatment of those who served. In contrast to today’s almost universal outpouring of support for “the troops” and “the vets”, the war years of the late sixties, were not kind to our warriors. The media drum beat focused on the futility of the war, massive protest by young people, and the vilification of anyone connected with the war effort. Much reporting of that time fostered stereotyping of those who served in Vietnam with emphasis on drug use and inability to cope. There were other views of the men who fought in Vietnam, perhaps far more universally felt. These were the thoughts, feelings and actions of parents, wives, close friends, lovers, and neighbors of those who served. These feelings and emotions form the backdrop of this story and address the reasons for this work of fiction -- to make people remember, cry, laugh, and understand, the Vietnam War years from the perspective of tradition bound blue collar people. It’s a timely subject given the world today. RIGHT TO KILL is a Brooklyn tale about romance, street smart characters, gritty combat, brutal murder, and a touch of humor, all contributing to an epic moral dilemma. Set admit the social turmoil of the late sixties, Sean Cercone puts his life on hold, quits law school, and joins the Marines. On a leave from Officer training at Quantico Virginia, he falls in love with Sandy Gold, a beautiful tennis coed. She confronts an antiwar activist at college, and a cycle of tragedy begins. After an all too brief home leave, Sean leaves Gravesend Brooklyn for the blood –soaked fields of Quang Tri. The crucible of vicious combat in Vietnam and a senseless killing back home crush his moral compass. Sean makes a clandestine trip out of the war zone back to his neighborhood to carry out a vengeful mission and subsequently returns undetected to Vietnam. Coming home a second time , damaged in body and mind, his family , boyhood friends, a war widow , and a Holocaust survivor all try to help him attain peace and move on with his life.

Much has been written about war, why men serve, how it affects them physically and emotionally, and what happens when they return home. The Vietnam War still plagues us today on many levels, none more painful than the treatment of those who served. In contrast to today’s almost universal outpouring of support for “the troops” and “the vets”, the war years of the late sixties, were not kind to our warriors. The media drum beat focused on the futility of the war, massive protest by young people, and the vilification of anyone connected with the war effort. Much reporting of that time fostered stereotyping of those who served in Vietnam with emphasis on drug use and inability to cope. There were other views of the men who fought in Vietnam, perhaps far more universally felt. These were the thoughts, feelings and actions of parents, wives, close friends, lovers, and neighbors of those who served. These feelings and emotions form the backdrop of this story and address the reasons for this work of fiction -- to make people remember, cry, laugh, and understand, the Vietnam War years from the perspective of tradition bound blue collar people. It’s a timely subject given the world today. RIGHT TO KILL is a Brooklyn tale about romance, street smart characters, gritty combat, brutal murder, and a touch of humor, all contributing to an epic moral dilemma. Set admit the social turmoil of the late sixties, Sean Cercone puts his life on hold, quits law school, and joins the Marines. On a leave from Officer training at Quantico Virginia, he falls in love with Sandy Gold, a beautiful tennis coed. She confronts an antiwar activist at college, and a cycle of tragedy begins. After an all too brief home leave, Sean leaves Gravesend Brooklyn for the blood –soaked fields of Quang Tri. The crucible of vicious combat in Vietnam and a senseless killing back home crush his moral compass. Sean makes a clandestine trip out of the war zone back to his neighborhood to carry out a vengeful mission and subsequently returns undetected to Vietnam. Coming home a second time , damaged in body and mind, his family , boyhood friends, a war widow , and a Holocaust survivor all try to help him attain peace and move on with his life.

Much has been written about war, why men serve, how it affects them physically and emotionally, and what happens when they return home. The Vietnam War still plagues us today on many levels, none more painful than the treatment of those who served. In contrast to today’s almost universal outpouring of support for “the troops” and “the vets”, the war years of the late sixties, were not kind to our warriors. The media drum beat focused on the futility of the war, massive protest by young people, and the vilification of anyone connected with the war effort. Much reporting of that time fostered stereotyping of those who served in Vietnam with emphasis on drug use and inability to cope. There were other views of the men who fought in Vietnam, perhaps far more universally felt. These were the thoughts, feelings and actions of parents, wives, close friends, lovers, and neighbors of those who served. These feelings and emotions form the backdrop of this story and address the reasons for this work of fiction -- to make people remember, cry, laugh, and understand, the Vietnam War years from the perspective of tradition bound blue collar people. It’s a timely subject given the world today. RIGHT TO KILL is a Brooklyn tale about romance, street smart characters, gritty combat, brutal murder, and a touch of humor, all contributing to an epic moral dilemma. Set admit the social turmoil of the late sixties, Sean Cercone puts his life on hold, quits law school, and joins the Marines. On a leave from Officer training at Quantico Virginia, he falls in love with Sandy Gold, a beautiful tennis coed. She confronts an antiwar activist at college, and a cycle of tragedy begins. After an all too brief home leave, Sean leaves Gravesend Brooklyn for the blood –soaked fields of Quang Tri. The crucible of vicious combat in Vietnam and a senseless killing back home crush his moral compass. Sean makes a clandestine trip out of the war zone back to his neighborhood to carry out a vengeful mission and subsequently returns undetected to Vietnam. Coming home a second time , damaged in body and mind, his family , boyhood friends, a war widow , and a Holocaust survivor all try to help him attain peace and move on with his life.

A short story I wrote about the proudest moment in my entire life. If liked and successful I will publish a full story of my Split-Op basic training and AIT experience.

A short story I wrote about the proudest moment in my entire life. If liked and successful I will publish a full story of my Split-Op basic training and AIT experience.

A short story I wrote about the proudest moment in my entire life. If liked and successful I will publish a full story of my Split-Op basic training and AIT experience.