Last Mission for A Reluctant Patriot

Last Mission for a Reluctant Patriot is the fascinating story of the life journey of author Paul Baffico as a member of the passionate Boomer Generation. Raised in a typical Post WWII family in San Francisco, his education and family values directed him to always do the right thing no matter the circumstances. Through the Haight-Ashbury Summer of Love and his military obligation that sent him to Vietnam; a brilliant career with a Fortune 50 company including an envious early retirement; and finally, the recall of one horrific year of combat that haunted him daily, he eventually questioned if he had ever lived up to the values he was taught. Paul Baffico takes us through the crucial moments of the experience that defined his life and emotional state, but that eventually motivated him to be healed by a most unforeseen encounter with a buried and boiling past. The story is as timeless and relevant today for warriors and their families as it has been for the millennia that human kind has fought wars. Baffico is the Founder of the Lake County Veterans and Family Services Foundation. He was the 2012 Red Cross Military Hero of the Year for Greater Chicagoland. He is a U.S. Park Service Volunteer Docent at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.. And he is the former President of the Sears Automotive Group and the CEO of Western Auto Supply Company. He lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife Max Smith.