{"product_id":"neither-an-officer-nor-a-gentleman-9781950794201","title":"Neither an Officer Nor a Gentleman","description":"In\u003ci\u003e Neither an Officer Nor a Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e, a pair of twenty-something young men serve for four years in the U.S. Navy from 1967 to 1971, enjoying the adventures of an enlisted man's life on aircraft carriers and at Virginia Beach during the Vietnam War. They experience everything from the heartbreak of Memphis at Dr. King's death to the exhilaration of carrier life during tours of duty in the Western Pacific and the Mediterranean.The boys can't seem to stay out of trouble as they go from coast to coast, sea to sea, enjoying almost every minute. They drink their combat-filled way from San Diego to Honolulu, to Japan and the Philippines. They drown their liberty hours in beer from Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta, and Crete. They eat anything put in front of them: monkey meat, water buffalo, and even chicken legs miraculously blessed with shin bones. They discover that prostitutes in Olongapo, although harmless, are as unavoidable and as irritating as ants at a church picnic.\u003cp\u003eAnd they learn to deal with hard work, sadness, fear, loneliness, and boredom ⁠- yet they wouldn't have missed it for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, F. Lewis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born and raised in Augusta, GA. Two years at GA Tech, four years in US Navy, graduated from Augusta University BBA. Owned CPA practice from 1978 to 2008. Volunteer Director of McDuffie Museum in Thomson, GA. Board of Augusta (GA) Jewish Museum. Wrote J Edgar Thomson, GA RR Years 1833-1845 biography 2017. US Navy Vietnam Vet. Happily married for 50 years; same woman. Two wonderful CPA sons. Two great daughters-in-law; six perfect grandkids.","brand":"Frank Lewis Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603187826962,"sku":"9781950794201","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f145f196-0440-4648-97c6-9cd3a8267918.jpg?v=1757428400","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/neither-an-officer-nor-a-gentleman-9781950794201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}