tail wind Author:robert van buskirk All my life I had been running, driven by some mysterious force I could not identify> The army saw my perpetual motion as an asset, and molded it for their purposes. in Vietnam, as a special forces officer. I become the perfect killing machine ideally suited for a hit and run war . For my willingness to risk life and limb, the military awarded ... more »me some of the best prizes from its Cracker Jackbox but not the big one or a flag to my mother.I wasn't killed--only wounded five times.Soon ,I was back on my feet running again. I would probably still be running if it were not for some strange happenings that resulted in my arrest and detainment in a German prison. it was there, locked up and unable to run ,that I came face to face with my empty life. What I discovered in a German prison cell is what this story is all about.« less