# Short Changed

**Author(s):** Eldson J. McGhee
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**Genres:** historical-fiction, biography
**Pages:** 232
**Publisher:** Tree Hugger Book Publishing
**Published:** Sat Jan 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780964651913
**ISBN-10:** 0964651912
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/short-changed

## Description

According to the "***Soldiers in Prison***" documentary, "*Until recently one in every five US. prisoners was a Vietnam veteran.*"
*Short Changed: Memoir of an American Combat Veteran* chronicles the life of Eldson J. McGhee, a Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient who suffers from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The book tells the story of a soldier who experiences physical and emotional trauma while serving, and after his tour in Vietnam.

As an high school honor student, McGhee had plans to become a lawyer, live a prosperous life, and make his family proud. No one would have guessed the direction his life would take.

Upon his return from war, McGhee leads a life of crime, drug abuse, and eventually, incarceration. Yet McGhee's story is one of overcoming, transformation, redemption, and a second chance at life.

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**Themes:** Second Chance, War