Combat PTSD and Society Painfully Collide When the Demons Fight Back
Ex-Marine Force Recon Luke Sims is a veteran of two wars: Vietnam and the one inside his head. He's spent the last fourteen years attending self-help group sessions at a local Veterans' Center to help him be normal, to cope with the memories and trauma of his tour of duty. On the outside he seems fine. But looks can deceive and it's not long before Luke goes to war with his incredible skill set against his inner demons and the depth of his pain is at last revealed-with deadly consequences.
Based on real in-country legendary events of uncommon valor, unbelievable luck and supreme dedication to brethren, By What Is Sure To Follow dramatically follows one veteran's path, chronicling unknown exploits into North Vietnam during the early years of the Vietnam War. With stark realism, it reveals the potentially devastating aftereffects of Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (PTSD) on those who go to war and painfully decries the failure of a nation to protect and heal its warriors when they come home broken.
"Don Burton's ‘By What is Sure to Follow’ takes us from carefree college days into the Vietnam War’s pit of hell, and it's a pit Mr. Burton knows something about. This book will suck you in, then punch you in the gut." — Mike Farrell, best known as BJ Hunnicutt of M*A*S*H, is the author of Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist and Of Mule and Man
"By What is Sure to Follow' is a riveting book. Sadly, as we have learned from those who have returned from war, PTSD can have a terrible impact on a soldier. If you are a veteran, you will empathize with Luke Sims, Burton's book informs the reader that the bonds formed in war are permanent and there is a price for everything. It is a great book, but it is gut-wrenching at the same time. I highly recommend it." -
Leo Barron, a former U.S. Army captain who served with the 101st Airborne, has seen two tours of active duty in Iraq as an infantry and intelligence officer
