Publisher, Publishing Mills (September 1994)

He went to Vietnam the son of a military legend. But when Lt. Lewis B. Puller, Jr., tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round, his career as a soldier ended and the battle to reclaim his life began. Facing years of surgery and rehabilitation he nearly succumbed to relentless pain, depression, alcoholism and a father's unrequited legacy.

Fortunate Son is the powerful and moving Pulitzer Prize-winning chronicle of a different kind of hero, one who overcame the enormous physical and psychological scars of war to find a courage — and a victory — of his own.

"I sat silently...studying my Silver Star and my Purple Hearts. Though I now saw that the war was a wasted cause, the medals still represented the dignity and the caliber of my service and of those with whom I had served. I could no more discard them than I could repudiate my country, my Marine Corps or my fellow veterans." —Lewis B. Puller, Jr.

Publisher's Note: Lewis B. Puller, Jr.'s victory in his ongoing battle ended in the spring of 1994, when he took his own life.