Letters Home transports you to Parris Island, South Carolina, and gives you a front row seat to the strange, intense, and seemingly sadistic ritual of Marine Corps boot camp. Much more than just a military book, It is both a brutally honest account of the making of American warriors and a heartfelt chronicle of a father’s love for his first-born son. The author alternates between his own experience of recruit training and that of his son twenty-eight years later. Equal parts military history, love story, and memoir, Letters Home is an illuminating and motivational narrative that will reinforce your appreciation for the sacrifices of the men and women of the armed forces and their families. "Excellent perspective ...A great read, I enjoyed every word and I laughed out loud!" - Brent Dorrough, MGySgt, USMC "Couldn't put it down and this crusty old 1st Sgt teared up a few times. I loved it. Made me think back to 1985 when I went through basic and hearing from my son as he went through last year". - 1st Sgt Chuck Kramer, USAF (Ret) "Any Marine who is a leader in uniform and a parent out of uniform needs to read this book. Semper Fidelis" - CWO5 David P. Milligan "We sensed the strange necessity of the chaotic and seemingly sadistic rituals we were subjected to. A more comprehensive understanding would evolve after we spent some time in the Fleet Marine Force and were exposed to the unknowable and unpredictable experience of war-fighting. There were specific skills to be mastered, many of which needed to be drilled to the point of instinct. These skills and all the mechanisms of our craft needed to be executed with precision while under extreme stress and real-time chaos. The Marine Corps drill instructor was charged with creating a synthetic brand of this chaos to prepare us for what we would inevitably face on the front lines of America's wars." Jason Reed served two enlistments in the Marine Corps, one in the early '90s and another when he re-enlisted after the attacks of 9/11. A husband and father of three, Jason has been around the world. He faced Somali rebels in Mogadishu, policed Haitian refugees in Cuba, and endured harsh conditions above the Arctic Circle in Norway. He currently runs a real estate business and tours internationally as a professional musician.