Incoming!

Growing up gay in a working class family in Arkansas, I learned at an early age to keep quiet and hide my feelings.I knew little about sex, had never been touched or kissed, never played sports, hunted with guns, or participated in school events. Then one day I found myself in a foreign country carrying an M-16 rifle and a medical bag fighting a war I knew little about. Within weeks of my arrival in Vietnam the Tet Offensive exploded all around me, changing my life, the war, and the entire world. I witnessed death on a daily basis and became known as Baby-san Bac-si, the baby-faced combat medic.