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In 1968, eighteen-year-old Ian Christian is a typical kid of his generation. Stoned on a regular basis, he lives by the popular motto, Make love, not war. But when he is drafted into the army at the height of the Vietnam War, his future suddenly changes. Ian Christian is about to be transformed into a killing machine. As he heads toward Southeast Asia, Ians naveté fades as the reality of his nightmare quickly unfolds. Thrust into the horrors of battle for over a year, Ian finally returns home-both emotionally and physically disabled-but still optimistic enough to search for happiness. Unfortunately, he soon encounters a life far from what he ever imagined. His trek to the truth takes him on a revealing, fact-finding mission that eventually unravels the lies of a government that has turned its back on him. Now in the midst of a cover-up that only he can expose, Ian must find the key to unlock the mystery, which means reliving a past he would rather forget. As Ian travels from Vietnam to Rio de Janeiro and finally to California wine country to search for answers, only time will tell if he will discover his true destiny before it is too late.