A collection of inspiring, thought-provoking, and sometimes comical stories from the sheriff who holds a tight rein on the lawless in Wilson County, Tennessee. Awarded three Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star for bravery in Vietnam, he faced a whole different enemy when he returned home from the war to clean up the blight "across the creek" from the scene of his childhoodNBluebird Road. Sheriff Ashe has been re-elected term after term for a total of four remarkable decades.