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World War II is in full swing and America is fighting furiously for the firsttime in history in two major wars on two foreign soils when approximately 50million people will lose their lives. At age 81 Ronold Ray shares his uniqueexperience thru basic training serving in the Pacific Campaign and theOccupational Forces of Japan. Growing up in the Great Depression on a farmnestled in the lush rolling hills of Central Texas in a family of twelve itis a story about Ronold along with his three best high school buddies who arerestless and eager to join the service Actionpacked full of near misses andpranks Rays adventures include eccentric and temperamental characters unrulyanimals a brush with the FBI a tea party with Japanese officials the WarCrime Trials and the utter horrors of war. His lifes lessons are sprinkledwith humor even under the direst circumstances as told in Grenades GuitarsGuts Glory Rays inspiring story gives subsequent generations a glimpse ofwhat life was like then the sacrifices made by the men and women of thisforegone era and how the country pulled together at a time like no other todefend the precious freedoms of this great nation. «
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