Guys Like Me introduces us to five ordinary veterans from different generations who have done extraordinary work as peace activists. Michael A. Messner reveals how the horror and trauma of the battlefront motivated onetime warriors to reconcile with former enemies, crusade for justice, and heal themselves and others.
Prologue
Chapter 1
Projects of Peace
Chapter 2
There Is No “Good War”
Ernie “Indio” Sanchez, World War II
Chapter 3
Being Honorable
Wilson “Woody” Powell, Korean War
Chapter 4
Paying Off My Karmic Debt
Gregory Ross, The American War in Vietnam
Chapter 5
You Clock In, You Go Kill People
Daniel Craig, The Gulf War
Chapter 6
Laying the Tracks
Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr., Operation Iraqi Freedom
Chapter 7
This Is Our Service
References
Notes