Raised a Soldier's Son: The Wild and Harrowing Journey to Manhood and Military Careers of a Pair of Army Brats Raised Ar, (Hardcover)

Freed Lowrey and his brother Mark come from a long line of Army brats -- the colloquial term for children who grew up in an active military family. As such, they moved across the globe, packing and repacking every few years and, in the process, being exposed to a variety of cultures, customs, and languages, in addition to living within the unique environment of military base life. In Raised A Soldier's Son, Lowrey traces the military heritage of his predecessors before focusing on his upbringing in the 1940s-50s from installations stateside to the Far East, causing mischief and mayhem from Japan to Germany, and other places in between. Both brothers would attend, and graduate, from the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point before becoming career Soldiers themselves and raising their own family of Army brats. This is a wonderful reflection on the adventures of childhood, and how two brothers grew up to be just like their father, true Soldiers.