David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell.

David's journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran shows us all how fragile our humanity really is. In addition to killing the enemy on the field of battle, he was...

David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US
Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be
able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never
thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even
less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da
Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell.BRP

Davids journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran
shows us all how fragile our humanity really is. In addition to killing
the enemy on the field of battle, he was...