At The Corner of Mercy and Grace | 
 enlarge | Author: Rick Conner
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 3845316
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 242
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0595332064
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN: 9780595332069
ASIN: 0595332064
Publication Date: October 8, 2004
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Product Description
Harold Langley, a highly decorated Marine, returns from Vietnam with the war still raging inside his mind. The flashbacks, nightmares and battle scenes become a daily ritual that he fights and attempts to control. Early one morning, he crossed over the line between Vietnam and insanity, declaring war on society. The thrill of combat returned as he methodically stuffed a pistol, tape, and knife in to a bag and walked out the door to establish his new identity: starker, robber, and abductor. He returns to his wife and children and resumes a normal life with little memory of his crimes. By day, he portrays a polished Marine, respected, honored, and admired by the Corps with rows of combat medals, but by night he is transformed into a renegade, dousing his body with drugs and alcohol to deal with the memories. He stands in his office and discusses headlines of his crimes with friends with distaste for the coward who would do such a thing. They have no idea that the predator they're reading about in the newspaper is standing in their midst. The war suddenly ends when the God of Mercy and Grace intervenes with a surprising twist of events that launch him into a new war for his soul and his eternal destiny.
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The Rest of the Story November 15, 2004
I have a unique perspective on this work, as Harold Langley has been a personal friend of my family for several years now. I knew he was a Vietnam vet, but before this book was published, I had no idea of the extremes of his life.
Harold is today the kindest, gentlest, most cheerful person I know. He has taken care of our home and our dog while we were away on vacation. (For us, that's the same level of trust and responsibility as if we had left him to care for our children!) He's a big fan of my cooking, be it fresh or left-over. In fact, he loves to poke through our refrigerator when he visits us to see what I cooked the night before. And he never fails to call me a great chef.
I can't imagine even surviving the life Harold has led. And yet he has not only survived, but achieved a measure of peace and happiness that most would envy. One thing's certain: Harold Langley is living proof that it is possible to overcome incredible obstacles in life, and that those who whine over minor setbacks should shut up and count their blessings.
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