User:Rockycle

I have a book out called ACCIDENTAL AMBASSADOR, ISBN: 1-60836-464-X.

My story is my memoir about how I grew up living in an apartment building located in Collinwood, an eastside neighborhood in Cleveland Ohio. In my early years, I was unaware of the surroundings beyond my immediate Italian neighborhood. My first emotional experience occurred at age fifteen when my family moved to Euclid, an adjacent suburb. The new home was in a rural area approximately fifteen miles due east and so very different. I felt isolated. Upon graduation two years later, I reluctantly joined the Navy as the U.S. was embroiled in the Korean War. My Naval experience further forced me out of my cocoon, as I had to quickly adapt to face various adversities during my time of service. Several of my experiences could have been fatal. One unplanned venture was my transfer at sea to a Pakistani Naval Minesweeper. When you read my book be prepared to laugh as I tell my story by my style of humor.