An Army pilot from Douglas, Wyoming is sent to Vietnam in 1967 leaving behind a wife and three young children. Capt. William B. Graves buys a tape recorder and sends audio tapes back to his family. As well, they record tapes of their own and send them to him…
- "There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars." — Jack Kerouac
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