{"product_id":"chino-homeboy-in-sabino-cruz-9798218693039","title":"Chino \u0026 Homeboy in: The Military Chronicles - Book 1 - INDOC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Military Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook I - INDOC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the bullets. Before the battlefield. Before they earned the right to wear the uniform, they were just two young men trying to survive in the shadows of East Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a war story. Not yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is a story of choice. Of escape. Of becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Military Chronicles: Book One follows Chino and Homeboy as they navigate the turbulent space between adolescence and adulthood-caught between the gravity of the streets and the distant promise of the military. When a series of personal failures, broken systems, and silent griefs push them to the edge, they do what many do when the world offers no direction: they enlist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough fractured friendships, last-chance classrooms, and hard truths delivered over cheap meals and long nights, Chino and Homeboy begin a transformation neither fully understands. The military looms as both a way out and a reckoning. And beneath their banter and bravado lies something deeper: a desperate need to matter, to protect, and to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross these pages, you'll witness: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - The weight of unspoken trauma in working-class families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - The humor used to shield pain and the loyalty that outlasts it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - The real-world tension of recruiters, decisions made under pressure, and the unknowns of military service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - A bond forged not in boot camp, but in survival-long before war ever entered the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a grounded, cinematic voice shaped by lived experience, this opening volume sets the tone for a series that does not glamorize war, but neither looks away from it. It honors those who served-not just with weapons, but with kindness, sacrifice, and the quiet strength to keep going when everything else falls apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Military Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e is a rare portrait of military life from the inside out. It captures what most war stories skip: the decision to serve, the fear of being forgotten, and the uneasy truth that for some, the military is not a calling-it's the only option left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever wondered what leads someone to trade their name for a number, their clothes for a uniform, their freedom for duty-this is where that story begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eJarhead\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMatterhorn\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGeneration Kill\u003c\/em\u003e-and for every veteran, service member, or family left waiting on a phone call that never came.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the war before the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the bond before the blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is \u003cstrong\u003eThe Military Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sabino Cruz,Loki Ezpeleta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218693039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Malditos Carajos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Sabino Cruz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852442415359,"sku":"9798218693039","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chino-homeboy-in-sabino-cruz-9798218693039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}