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Some wars won't end. Some wounds won't heal. Some bonds can't be broken. Former U.S. Army Ranger medic, Leo Jenkins, picks up where he left off with his best-selling book, Lest We Forget, to explore the difficulties of reintegrating back into society after years at war. In what has been called one of the most important books ever written on transition, Jenkins lays it all on the line one more time with, On Assimilation: A Transition From War.

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"""At the time of its first release, I related to On Assimilation and felt the story in my bones. I had experienced so much of it in my own way through a nearly identical lens. When Leo chose to retell the story with a renewed perspective and an urgency in his social responsibility to readers, I related to it even more with comparable years of reflection and development. On Assimilation is a story of victories and failures and a thorough explanation of how our growth makes those things relative. If your identity is built around one thing, you owe it to yourself and your community to read this book.""Keith Dow, Army VeteranAuthor of Karmic Purgatory ""Merging the grace of a poet with the candor of a Ranger, Jenkins has succeeded in writing the most important book about coming home from war. On Assimilation belongs on every veteran's bookshelf, wedged between Tribe and Odysseus in America.""Mac Caltrider, Marine VeteranCoffee or Die Magazine ""We talk often now of how to ""bridge the gap"" between the veteran and civilian population. At the same time, the veteran community is still trying to master the art of gracefully transitioning from the military service to the next chapters of life. If I had to recommend just one book on this subject to veterans and civilians alike, I'd recommend Leo's On Assimilation. This book takes you on the journey of highs and lows, dead ends and wrong turns that eventually reveal a better way to live.""Mason Rodrigue, Marine VeteranAuthor of Rock Eater"

At the time of its first release, I related to On Assimilation and felt the story in my bones. I had experienced so much of it in my own way through a nearly identical lens. When Leo chose to retell the story with a renewed perspective and an urgency in his social responsibility to readers, I related to it even more with comparable years of reflection and development. On Assimilation is a story of victories and failures and a thorough explanation of how our growth makes those things relative. If your identity is built around one thing, you owe it to yourself and your community to read this book. Keith Dow, Army VeteranAuthor of Karmic Purgatory Merging the grace of a poet with the candor of a Ranger, Jenkins has succeeded in writing the most important book about coming home from war. On Assimilation belongs on every veteran's bookshelf, wedged between Tribe and Odysseus in America. Mac Caltrider, Marine VeteranCoffee or Die Magazine We talk often now of how to bridge the gap between the veteran and civilian population. At the same time, the veteran community is still trying to master the art of gracefully transitioning from the military service to the next chapters of life. If I had to recommend just one book on this subject to veterans and civilians alike, I'd recommend Leo's On Assimilation. This book takes you on the journey of highs and lows, dead ends and wrong turns that eventually reveal a better way to live. Mason Rodrigue, Marine VeteranAuthor of Rock Eater

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