Using humor and frank candor, author Bacil Donovan Warren shares his personal experience, as well as that of his fellow tankers, as part of the US Army's 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment (the "Brave Rifles") in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Life is a painful, yet rewarding collection of stops along a pathway. Without the pain of life, our experience would be empty and meaningless. The poetry of Bacil Donovan Warren reflects the recognition of how painful life can be, and how fruitless it may sometimes seem, but also offers hope, and the visceral connection of shared experience. Life may be painful—it often is—but it is through the temporary suffering that we sometimes gain clarity and a deeper connection to our life purpose. Join us as we explore the very real suffering–and eventual triumph over it—of everyday life, through the eyes of the author.