All Along the Watchtower: The Academy

by Tom Doughty

Overview

Mike "Sores" Sorensen finds himself in an untenable position.  He finds himself at an elite military school, the United States Naval Academy, and looks forward to a successful career as a naval officer.  Unfortunately, family problems and the ire of vindictive upperclassmen rips him away from his hopes and dreams.  Add the Vietnam War protests, Woodstock, and his own personality traits and he seems doomed to failure.  According to one Naval Academy graduate, this is what happens when you have 19 to 21-year-old men with no accountability making life changing decisions for 17 to 18-year-old men.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185567548
Publisher:	Stillwater River Publications
Publication date:	09/29/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	595 KB

About the Author

Tom Doughty graduated from high school in 1968 during the Vietnam War. He attended U.S. Naval Academy from July 1968 to May 1970 when he was discharged, which is the subject of this novel. The following December, he enlisted into the U.S. Air Force and later found himself a security guard at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the subject of his novel, Childe Roland. Six months later, he was stationed in Athens, Greece, for three years as a security policeman – law enforcement - as described in his novel, Heaven’s Door. After his discharge from active duty, he earned a bachelor’s degree as well as a master’s degree in English and found work in an environmental agency for 26 years. During the first Gulf War he enlisted into the National Guard to serve19 years in that capacity to achieve the rank of master sergeant. He is currently retired, has two wonderful daughters, and is living with his wife of more than 35 years.