A personal account of a draftee's Army life in the mid-1950s, when world events created great tension. A close look at a different time. It is also written for the benefit of younger generations, especially our children, and their understanding of the seemingly worldwide conflict between communism and democracy.

Bruce Conroe is an educator as a teacher, counselor, and administrator and retired as Vice Provost Emeritus of State University of New York College at Potsdam. He lives in the Saratoga Springs, NY area and is involved in family and volunteer activities.