Confession to a Deaf God

About the Book

War is a religious experience. Mystic. Demonically insane. It pushes humans to the ragged edge of self-knowledge. Mixing philosophy, literature, psychology, and memoir, this book carries us on an odyssey – an odyssey that explores why young men volunteer for combat, how they live, and how they survive. It is raw in its portrayal of cowardice, of bravery, of haunting irreversible mistakes, of guilt, and of love. Confession to a Deaf God is a thought-provoking exploration of the incomprehensible cosmic game of Mars, ancient god of war.

About the Author

Gary R. Blinn was raised in the prairie of Nebraska. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1966 and volunteered for service in Vietnam. Following a tour on Operation Sea Dragon, off North Vietnam, he returned for a second year as the skipper of P.C.F. 97, a “Swift Boat” operating in the Mekong River Delta. After serving in the war zone from 1967 to 1969, he was posted to the Pentagon. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and a former international banker. He and his wife, Diane, have one son, Rob.