Publisher's Synopsis
Set in Washington, D.C., Paris Island, S.C., and Quantico, VA, this is the true story of a naive, sheltered teenage girl who joins the Marines despite a warning from a Navy doctor that she is emotionally too young. There follows the most intense years of her life, learning about a homosexual sub-culture, lies, longing, suicide and loss. There is also humor and friendship. Meanwhile, a war is heating up in a faraway place called Vietnam.
