A Military Mustang: The Extraordinary Life of Captain John W. Arens - Hardcover

by Charley Valera (Author), John W. Arens (Author), Pirog Carol (Editor)

A Military Mustang: The Extraordinary Life of Captain John W. Arens is a remarkable autobiography written with award winning author Charley Valera. Arens is a 37 year veteran from three different US military branches spanning four wars. His story begins with childhood fights--through entering WWII in the Merchant Marines, given a Coast Guard discharge, drafted into the Army and finally joining the Navy. Sharing details of training with the Navy Seals, Airborne, Army Ranger and Captain of US Navy ships. How he learned to quietly kill with a knife, swim in the frigid dangerous waters of the Arctic and even become a cab driver. Arens served through WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War and recalled for the Gulf War. All without finishing high school, a real military mustang