Fort Morgan Public Library

A military epic that chronicles the birth of the U.S. Air Force Academy, a Foundation of Honor. The arduous training of America's future leaders as they prepare to serve, from the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of the Middle East. The Cadet is an accurate, historical saga of the Academy, populated with sympathetic, larger-than-life characters and immersed in rich period details.

Follow the cadets from basic cadet training to graduation week...it's four long hard years...and when it's over these second lieutenants will defend our country in the greatest air force the world has ever known.

Relates the story of the author's life, during which he excelled in college football, became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander during World War II, and led and fought with fighter pilots during the Vietnam War.

"A YA memoir of sexual abuse in the Air Force academy, and the author's survival and healing."--Provided by publisher.