Robert Guttersohn : Writing

The Generation

The Generation

A Story by Robert Guttersohn


Here is an excerpt from the first draft of my manuscript "When Medals Fade." I set this up as a short story for Veteran's Day.
The Ocean

The Ocean

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Two new soldiers, young men of color, escape the life of inner city ghettos by joining the military at the turn of the 21st Century. Life, for them, h..
The Airborne

The Airborne

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Introduced to Baylor, a team leader in the 82d Airborne. We join him while in the middle of a training jump.
The Generation

The Generation

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Warning: foul language. We are introduced to one of our other main characters who has just joined the military driven by the 9/11 attacks. He is 18 an..
Fayetnam

Fayetnam

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Introduction to the daily life of paratroopers in the raunchy town of Fayetteville, NC.
Letters

Letters

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


The relationship between a trainee and his mother through letters
The Medals

The Medals

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Two men are award the most basic of medals the Army offers yet feel proud.
AWOL

AWOL

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Joey confronts an older trainee as he escapes Fort Benning.
Souls Like a Dense Fog

Souls Like a Dense Fog

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Paratroopers: crazy and anxious to fight
Stories of Home

Stories of Home

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Trainees told stories of home, often exaggerated. But they were good stories and soldiers would gather for them.

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