In Search of Meaning

This memoir revolves around the many experiences in the life of a boy in search of the purpose of his life. Nathaniel starts by giving an account of his life growing up in a large family setting. He takes you along as he relates the joys, sorrows, pain, and disappointments of this earlier life. He shares with you his military experiences. Not an account of the usual memoirs of war heroes wounded or killed in action from dashing into battle to destroy the enemy. It is an account of compassion and respect for human life, and of his emotional attachment to the Vietnamese people. The book ends on a spiritual note, the foundation, which sparked his pursuit for the essence of the meaning of his life, in the first place.