Sergeant Rock evolved from a naIve, morally good, Christian, church-going, baseball-playing, skinny little college kid to a hardcore well-trained killing machine in Vietnam. From California to the Tet Offensive of 1968, the cultural shock is overwhelming He is thrust into war and killing. He finds that his approach to life and death has to be changed quickly. Sergeant Rock is pressured to change his values, but he holds fast to his beliefs. He, at times, does things uncharacteristically to save others. Sergeant Rock's attitude toward killing and death changes for the worst, but his approach toward life improves. Sergeant Rock is a much better person for the choices he makes. In the course of a single Tet Offensive battle, Sergeant Rock's company loses all but thirteen men in just two hours. His faith increases when he actually meets his guardian angel amidst a desperate battle. He knows he needs help for he cannot save everyone by himself. How much can our minds take before they crack? Sergeant Rock believes that it is only through divine intervention that he is alive to tell his story.