No Time for Ribbons - Hardcover

Trebilcock, Craig

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0595508677 ISBN 13: 9780595508679

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

War-weary Army Sergeant Gus Warden kills an Iraqi civilian on the final mission of his year in Iraq, mistaking the man for a terrorist. Returning home to Texas, guilt-ridden and unable to turn off the war, Warden struggles to rejoin a family and society where he no longer fits. When Warden's manipulative unit commander, Colonel Burr, uses the shooting as a self-promoting publicity stunt by nominating the Sergeant for the Silver Star, Warden is caught between becoming a fraudulent war hero, or betraying the wartime buddies who covered for his mistake. No Time for Ribbons explores the irony of a prosperous society enthusiastically embracing the martial trappings of our foreign military campaigns, but distastefully turning from the root violence and sacrifice underlying such wars when they become too personal or inconvenient. No Time for Ribbons is the second installment in the 'One Weekend A Month' trilogy that explores how the 'War on Terrorism' is changing America. Standing alone, or read with its predecessor, One Weekend A Month, the story follows the convention of Catch 22 and Slaughterhouse Five that the most searing truths of war are often revealed in fiction.

About this title

About the Author

Craig Trebilcock is an Army Colonel decorated for valor while serving in Iraq. He is author of One Weekend a Month, a satirical novel of the United States Army?s first year in Iraq following the 2003 invasion. He writes about national security issues and practices law in York County, Pennsylvania.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595508677
• ISBN 13: 9780595508679
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288