W. K. 'Jake' Wehrell
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The summer of 64-the height of the Cold War! You will gain a new respect (or frightening concern) for the military component of our foreign policy. Marine captain Roger Yahnke is assigned, as a nuclear weapons delivery pilot aboard a US supercarrier. He is assigned his own aircraft, his own bomb, and his own target-an Eastern Bloc city that he will vaporize should the Russians launch one ballistic missile westward (or someone somewhere think they...
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Part Three: The CIA Secret Airline and Eureka! She Exists is way more than an exposé of covert foreign operations. Diverse and widely separated genres abound. You will turn no page without excitement and concern. It begins in Southeast Asia where Roger is witness to the defilement of humanity, seeing firsthand, the results of flawed military policy, and most importantly-the never understood will of the Vietnamese "silent majority," the real reason...
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Based on their daring, dubious and disjointed nature, one could easily conclude a complete lack of forethought was responsible for Roger's head-shaking array of adult activities. These included a proud beginning as a USMC carrier-based pilot, being hired by the CIA, flying missions for foreign governments, and other improvident (but apparently gallant) deeds that resulted in him appearing in TV documentaries and having his photo show up in weekly...
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Bread of Shame is a revealing and startling tale of action, intimacy, and final irony. Throughout, whether man or woman, young or old, married or single, you will be rooting for Roger, waiting and hoping, with fingers crossed.
It is a true account of one man's journey, fraught with excitement, suspense, and warranted fear. Key to it is that Roger is haunted by the tragic belief that, with no idea what it may be (and irrespective of the merit of his...
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I Guess I Just Wasn't Thinking-Part Four: At the End of the Rainbow picks up where Part Three left off. Roger finally finds that one woman-who for reasons not to be understood, decisively unlocks his manhood. He is now a changed being, emboldened and empowered; however he is now faced with a daunting challenge-he has to find a way to construct a life with Mireille. After seeing and feeling the majesty of snow-capped mountains and the pastoral French...
