On our way to Viet Nam I had my big toes nails surgically removed. I had to take a shower sitting down to prevent my toes from getting wet. I wore sandals for about a month. When I was ordered to wear my boots again. I couldn't find them. They had been stolen.
When we pulled into the Philippines, I purchased a new pair and I carved mushrooms into the heals in such a way that would allow me to hide the mushrooms when standing at attention. These boots did not get stolen.
This book deals with my own awakening to the reality of war and the moral questions that war raises. Fighting in war is a messy and bloody business. We face a moral dilemma with our first kill. We are all taught that hurting people and certainly killing people is wrong. When we are put into a position where killing is "necessary", our moral compass goes haywire and we have to deal with it, not only in that moment, but for the rest of our lives.
Author's Bio.
- MUSHROOM MONTOYA
- Mushroom Montoya circumnavigated the globe aboard the USS Trippe DE1075 after killing soldiers, woman and children in Viet Nam. Now, as a shaman, he heals the planet one person at a time. Mushroom Montoya has an active shamanic healing practice in Long Beach, California and he teaches at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Cal State Univ. Long Beach.
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