WINNER - Texas Association of Authors 2012 Best Fiction Award FINALIST - Thriller category - National Indie Excellence Awards 2012 HONORABLE MENTION - General Fiction category - New York Beach Book Festival 2012 SECOND PLACE - SILVER MEDAL - Stars and Flags 2012 Historical Fiction category In August 1956 a troubled teen-age boy runs away from home, seeking the grand adventures he has only read about. Lying about his age he enlists in the Coast Guard at fourteen. A decade later, his career takes him to Vietnam where he is awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry. Returning home, he begins a new career as an undercover narcotics agent. Undergoing torture when his cover is blown, he prays for rescue.