{"product_id":"that-shade-of-green-poindexter-robert-poindexter-9781426928673","title":"That Shade of Green","description":"In February of 1971, twenty-two-year-old Robert Poindexter involuntarily entered the U.S. Army for a two-year tour of duty. A recent college graduate, his plan for a career in advertising would have to wait. In this memoir, Poindexter provides a firsthand, and often humorous, look at his military experiences.\u003cp\u003e Based on journal entries written during the period, Poindexter narrates his entire experience from being drafted; to the induction ceremony; traveling from Chicago to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, for basic training; attending Air Defense School in Fort Bliss, Texas; and thirteen months of serving in Korea. Making the best of his situation, he tells how he was determined to find a niche in the Army where a man could serve two years without getting shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sharing some fond and not-so-fond memories, That Shade of Green narrates Poindexter's nineteen-month stint in the Army and shows his transformation from a twenty-two-year-old kid just out of college to a twenty-four-year-old man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Poindexter Robert Poindexter,Robert Poindexter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 142692867X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426928673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poindexter Robert Poindexter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444811739391,"sku":"9781426928673","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5494e867-5a31-4dc6-9311-3cdce3b7e1ef.jpg?v=1777214715","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/that-shade-of-green-poindexter-robert-poindexter-9781426928673","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}