Joel Struthers
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And then you'd read some that was, I'm not saying Bravo 2-0, but you read, actually, I didn't even have to do a good job. It sounded like a soldier would say that. So at a certain point in time, I was like, you know, maybe it's on me. You know, I was fortunate to hit the GCP, which is kind of the tip of the spear for a legionnaire in that system. There's that historical coincidences.
The fact that I learned that, and I learned in my research and just in time talking to my family that I had a lot of French connections. And that kind of led to the two books that followed. So anyway, I did what I could. I had some friends kind of fucking go through it because you lose your memories and they might have some memories.
The fact that I learned that, and I learned in my research and just in time talking to my family that I had a lot of French connections. And that kind of led to the two books that followed. So anyway, I did what I could. I had some friends kind of fucking go through it because you lose your memories and they might have some memories.
The fact that I learned that, and I learned in my research and just in time talking to my family that I had a lot of French connections. And that kind of led to the two books that followed. So anyway, I did what I could. I had some friends kind of fucking go through it because you lose your memories and they might have some memories.
Then I hired a lady and she was an editor and we worked on it for a year and a half. And the deal with her was we can't change the way I say something. We'll make it grammatically correct and not a run-on sentence and dispelling me, right? But you can say, hey, you got to tell me. You can't write a book as a sociopath, right? You got to tell me a little bit more about yourself, Joel.
Then I hired a lady and she was an editor and we worked on it for a year and a half. And the deal with her was we can't change the way I say something. We'll make it grammatically correct and not a run-on sentence and dispelling me, right? But you can say, hey, you got to tell me. You can't write a book as a sociopath, right? You got to tell me a little bit more about yourself, Joel.
Then I hired a lady and she was an editor and we worked on it for a year and a half. And the deal with her was we can't change the way I say something. We'll make it grammatically correct and not a run-on sentence and dispelling me, right? But you can say, hey, you got to tell me. You can't write a book as a sociopath, right? You got to tell me a little bit more about yourself, Joel.
You know, it's for the reader.
You know, it's for the reader.
You know, it's for the reader.
You know what I mean?
You know what I mean?
You know what I mean?
Well, appell, you know. I'm trying to. Anyway, so we did that and spent a year and a half. And then I was lucky. I knew nothing about fucking writing, about publishing. One of my dad's friends from the 104 days was working at the Canadian Military College. And he had written a book on the fighter pilots during the Second War. And he said, hey, you know,
Well, appell, you know. I'm trying to. Anyway, so we did that and spent a year and a half. And then I was lucky. I knew nothing about fucking writing, about publishing. One of my dad's friends from the 104 days was working at the Canadian Military College. And he had written a book on the fighter pilots during the Second War. And he said, hey, you know,
Well, appell, you know. I'm trying to. Anyway, so we did that and spent a year and a half. And then I was lucky. I knew nothing about fucking writing, about publishing. One of my dad's friends from the 104 days was working at the Canadian Military College. And he had written a book on the fighter pilots during the Second War. And he said, hey, you know,
my dad had mentioned to him that I was working. I said, asked, he said to my dad, I asked Joel if I can read it. So I sent him a copy and say, Joel, I think he got something here. If you're interested, I'll show it to my publisher. And, um, I was like, fuck it, man. I don't know what, what to do next. Right.
my dad had mentioned to him that I was working. I said, asked, he said to my dad, I asked Joel if I can read it. So I sent him a copy and say, Joel, I think he got something here. If you're interested, I'll show it to my publisher. And, um, I was like, fuck it, man. I don't know what, what to do next. Right.
my dad had mentioned to him that I was working. I said, asked, he said to my dad, I asked Joel if I can read it. So I sent him a copy and say, Joel, I think he got something here. If you're interested, I'll show it to my publisher. And, um, I was like, fuck it, man. I don't know what, what to do next. Right.
And they were, they actually were, they were, it wasn't typically the type of stuff that they would, um, publish, but they put them on, put me on to a Wilford Laurie and they, They took it on, and they took it for a year. And they do the editing. They didn't change anything at all, actually. But they just make sure that everything's done right, like the rank structure's done, dates and everything.