Vietnam, The Green Machine, & Me by James Justice, PhD

This work is built around a unifying element which involves the journey of a conscripted soldier through his military experiences during the Vietnam War. This “road story” is a genre unto itself and more than a fictionalized memoir. Our protagonist, in this fictional memoir, enters the Vietnam war and is challenged with surviving it in an ever-changing and sometimes hostile environment. His adventure is also the perfect metaphor around which conflict lurks and builds as his voyage delivers him into the combat zone. This journey transports the reader to the innermost place within James J. Justices soul, where his character is forged and tested.