Growing Skin (My Brave Little Man Memoir) - Softcover

Degner, Terry A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983663629 ISBN 13: 9780983663621

Publisher: Bandi Media Group, 2018

Synopsis

Book III in The My Brave Little Man memoir series....

What actions would you take if you found yourself calling the shots in the middle of a deadly event predicted by a well-known psychic? Find out what Terry did in Growing Skin
 
In 1964, Terry joins the Navy and finds himself back in the real world, a world far removed from the "soul modeling community" he had been adopted into. Here, he returns to the world of fighting.In Radar A School alone, he gets into seven fights, and for this, he is promoted. Two weeks after reporting for duty aboard the USS Mahan, Terry disobeys a direct order--resulting, again, in a promotion. With it, a "sharp mind" emerges and his skin begins to thicken as he audaciously faces the many emergencies assigned to him during the Vietnam War.
 
Follow Terry as he puts in twelve-hour days and takes on challenges normally assigned to higher ups. Read about Terry' Give-a-Shit Buttons and how his actions save the ship from a disaster predicted by the psychic, Jeane Dixon; how he gives last-minute instructions to pilots going in for air strikes and calmly deals with maydays; and how some pilots never return due to decisions made by self-serving higher ups.
 
Leaf through his many adventures in port.Read about a mentally distraught sailor shoving a sawed-off shotgun in Terry's stomach; about taking on a barracks full of Korean marines; and about the day he stopped fighting. On a lighter note, learn about his voyage into the world of acting, about the two mind-blowing years he played quarterback on a Navy football team, about his atypical relationship with a ship's captain, and how the captain supported him after he received a Dear John letter.
 
Following this, Terry enters college; a bright new world appears, and the journey of growing skin and finding himself continues. Until, that is, the weight of the world bears down on him again.

About this title

About the Author

Terry Degner is a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. For over twenty-three years, he designed, wrote, directed, and edited hundreds of video, sound, and multimedia productions; including children's shows, documentaries, dramas, and training and promotional programs. For twelve of those years, he owned and managed his own production company, and his skill at script-writing is what brought in the repeat business. In addition to his media career, the author spent twelve years in sales and marketing, climbing the corporate ladder and winning many awards along the way. He got an education in electronics from the U.S. Navy, a degree from the University of Minnesota in speech (broadcast) journalism, and he is a certified webmaster. Terry was ideally suited to write, with captivating dialogue, this continuing true account of his life-a goal he set for himself at the age of twelve.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bandi Media Group
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983663629
• ISBN 13: 9780983663621
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272