Follow the author as he struggles with finding himself in the midst of a dysfunctional childhood, leading to his joining the army as a boy soldier. He becomes a man in Occupied Germany during the 1960's, spending much of his time on the canal streets of Amsterdam learning the dark side of the infamous windows with girls of all nations offering their wares. He returns home a damaged alcoholic of twenty two trying to get a grip on life. His story is told with much humor and a lot of pain as the raw truth of his adventures unfold. The 1970's start with a marriage and ends with two children without a father. Alcohol has led to soft drugs with cocaine discovered on a Wednesday in September of 1979. Later that same week a supernatural occurrence reveals a way out from under the pain. The rest of the story is one of Gods victory in broken man's life. This book offers hope for all the hurting souls who are lost on life's highway.