{"product_id":"if-i-die-before-i-wake-paperback","title":"If I Die Before I Wake - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. H. Cline\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year was 1968. I had already been in Vietnam for five months. I was 20 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August 1967 I was drafted out of my Anaheim, CA. home, and was no more aware of a Vietnam than I was aware of any \"domino theory that was forcing the U.S. to escalate it's draft mandate. It was the time of The Tet Offensive, Apollo 8 orbiting the moon, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy; and about all my 19-year-old self could think about was getting gas money for my 1957 Chevy, and what girl I could take-out and impress with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Greeting: You are hereby ordered for induction in the Armed Forces of the United States.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rude awaking of the Military Draft Notice, and the Induction system in general, shocked, and insulted my young artistic sensibilities - like it must have for most of the 300,000 American men drafted that year, that opened that envelope, and reacted with the same combination of panic, anticipation, and resignation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I'm sure some of the men\/boys - as at 19 some of us were still boys - did support the war, at least initially. And as my Dad served in the Army during WWII, I did have the feeling that this was an obligation, something that I should do - But nothing could have prepared me for what was to come..\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49547483218072,"sku":"9798990398016","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/ktONlF2zYd9798990398016.webp?v=1784840736","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/if-i-die-before-i-wake-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}