20th BIRTHDAY

A psychologist, through letters and narrative, describes his forty-three year journey from war in Vietnam to the present day. How does a returning war veteran re-integrate his life after the moral ambiguity of war, killing, the death of friends, and a naive, disinterested public? Combat trauma, reconciliation, and healing are woven into a story of daily faith.

After his military service Dr. Stone completed a doctorate in psychology and practiced twenty-two years with a specialty in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He taught graduate and undergraduate courses in the USA and Kenya, worked as a mental health policy analyst for the US Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and served as president of the Oregon Psychological Association and vice-chairman of the Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners.