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Lost in the Sun: Roy Gleasons Odyssey from the Outfield to the Battlefield | 
 enlarge | Author: Wally Wasinack
Creators: Mark Langill, Roy Gleason
Publisher: Sports Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1342021
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 1582619441
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781582619446
ASIN: 1582619441
Publication Date: September 15, 2005
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Product Description
According to baseball and military recordsincluding various accounts and articlesRoy Gleason is the only person to have served in the Vietnam War and played at least one game in the major leagues. For more than 40 yearsuntil a detailed four-year investigation shed light on the situationwhy Roy was the only player from his era to be drafted and sent to war was unknown. Until now Lost in the Sun shows Roys rise from boyhood dreams to high school stardom to major league experience to the battlefields of Vietnam. He was one of the Dodgers original bonus babies, enjoyed a brief career in film and television, and earned many honors and awards for his service in the United States Army. Was it merely bad luck that sent Roy to war? After being severely wounded in combat, was he able to play again? Roy Gleasons life is an endless list of questions that have gone unanswered until now. Lost in the Sun is narrated from Roys point of view, and it opens with a near-fatal experience he endured in a Vietnamese jungle. Providing a first-hand account, Roy shares tales of how the human mind works when surrounded by death. Throughout each chapter, you will meet the man who was forced to leave potential success on the playing fields of major league baseball for the killing fields of Vietnam. Yet, this humble man recognizes that he was only one of thousands who were sent so far away from home, to that place none of us wanted to go and that place where many never left and that place where we were all lost in the sun.
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Lost in the Sun: Roy Gleason's Odyssey from the Outfield to the Battlefield May 10, 2006
Lost in the Sun is told by Gleason, whose family left their Midwestern roots for postwar Garden Grove, California in the 1950s. The story weaves together remembrances of Gleason's love for baseball as a young boy inspired by his paternal grandfather; his natural agility for the game that drew the attention of team scouts and mentors like Ted Williams; the ultimate fulfillment of his boyhood dream as a Los Angeles Dodger; the pain and grief of his Vietnam service; and his promising baseball career interrupted by the military draft.
The book is an inspiring read for adults, even non-baseball fans like myself. The book also exudes with admiration and tribute to the memory of fallen military personnel and especially for those overseas in the present day War.
I am so inspired by the strength of Mr. Gleason, who endured so much disappointment and heartache, and who is the only major league baseball player to have served in Vietnam, to survive an ambush, and be awarded with a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
I know Roy February 24, 2006
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Roy grew up living next door to me and my family in Garden Grove Calif. He and my oldest son used to play catch in our front yard.
We are still in contact with his family. His mother,Molly recently passed away, but we still have dinner with his sister, Cathy and her husband John. We live in Oakhurst Calif. an Cathy and family live in Bass Lake Calif. which is about 5 miles away.
Sothe book was very nostalgic for me....
An account of one who was the only person to serve in Vietnam and play at least one game in the major leagues February 6, 2006
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Roy Gleason tells his story to Wallace Wasinack and Mark Langill in Lost In The Sun: Roy Gleason's Odyssey From The Outfield To The Battlefield, an account of one who was the only person to serve in Vietnam and play at least one game in the major leagues. Roy was the only player from his era to be drafted and sent to war: Lost In The Sun tells why, and also provides both wartime and game insights in a 'you are there' gripping autobiography.
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