From Purple Heart to the Pentagon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781737046202)

Willie Gore grew up in southeastern North Carolina

during a time when most young African American men

spent their high school years preparing for work like

bricklaying and other trades. With the encouragment of

family, great mentors and friends, Willie made plans to

attend college and get a degree in biology.

As the old saying goes, "Life is what happens when you're

busy making plans." The main roadblock to Willie's plans

was something stirring in a land on the other side of the

globe in a place called Vietnam.

With that degree in hand and a commission from being in

ROTC in college, Willie entered the U.S.Army and was

eventally sent to Vietnam to lead a unit of men during a

time of intense jungle warfare. He was seriously injured

and awarded the Purple Heart Medal.

His military career would take him around the globe

serving in areas including Hawaii, Canada, and the

Pentagon.

This is Willie's incredible journey, told by him, as a

soldier, husband and father, serving all with an always

present faith in God.