strongHow Can You Be A Hero When Everything Inside Says You Can'tstrong ppWhen the first bomb drops on Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941, Walter Troyan is a skinny seventeen-year-old California kid chock full of fear. But down deep he knows he must join the fight, so he drops out of high school and enlists. ppAlmost overnight, Walter is submerged into a brutal training regime and schedule. He's homesick. Outmatched by all the other newbies. Knows he'll never live up to his heroic brothers. ppAnd his soul shudders every time an officer shouts, What are you made of! Because Walter knows. ppBut then Hope. He performs well on an aptitude test which sends him to Gunner's Mate School. Upon graduation, Walter is sent to the emUSS Denverem, docked in Philadelphia. He makes friends, gains a shred of courage. ppThen his ship enters the Pacific Theater and Walter enters the crucible of his life. His body, spirit, and soul are forced to fight against emotions and circumstances he's never encountere