Life with Father, Col. Celestino Navarro -- Cadet Days -- Young Lieutenant of Infantry -- Initial Japanese Attack -- Travel over the Cordilleras -- The 14th Infantry Regiment (PA)-(AUS) -- Early Guerrilla Activities -- USAFFE Surrender -- Radio Contact with Australia -- Entry into Fort Santiago -- Ordeal in the Dungeon -- Life in the Fort -- Transfer to Bilibid -- On the Threshold of Death -- Back to Life in Bilibid -- Release from Prison -- Contact with Col. Enriquez -- Franco Vera Reyes -- Joining the Resistance in Bicol Area -- My Young Warriors -- Anatolio Lienarizas -- Crazy Ex-O, Alfonso "Chic" Ramos -- "General" Gerardo Onrubia -- Return of American Planes -- Battle of Surigao Strait -- Flag of Truce -- Travel to Fort Benning -- Svc in the Presidential Guard Battallon -- Encounter with the Defense Secretary -- President Loses an Election -- Joining the Scouts -- Becoming an American Citizen -- Deactivation of the Philippines Scouts -- Application with USVA -- Assistance from Gen. Anderson -- The Job of a field Examiner -- The Lost Panama Hat -- Widow Pensioners -- FE Experiences in the field -- Trip to the Heart of Mountain Province -- VA Task Force to Dansalan City -- A St. Jude "Miracle" -- The Special Investigation Section (SIS) -- PX and Commissary Items -- FE Sections -- Mr. George French -- Relief From USVA -- Trip to Europe -- Farming and Logging in Mindoro -- Reporting for Duty in S. Vietnam -- U.S. Special Forces -- English Class -- Near Romantic Interlude in Saigon -- President Kennedy -- The ARVN (Army of Vietnam) -- The Rangers -- CIDG (Civilian Irregular Defense Groups) -- Saving a Convoy -- Armaments in S. Vietnam -- Defoliants -- B-52 Strikes -- Military ops in the Boi Loi (Iron) Triangle -- Military discipline -- Military intelligence -- PX (Post Exchange) -- Helicopter accidents -- The OB (Operation Brotherhood) & PHILCON -- The PHILCAG (Phil. Civic Action Group) -- Sericulture -- Building schools in Tay Ninh -- Building AID facilities -- "Beautification & Reconstruction" Proj. -- Departure from Tay Ninh -- Investigation by the I & I of state -- Clean bill of health -- Personnel rating system -- Evaluation of Navarro's performance -- The PRU (Province Reconnaissance Unit) -- The "ugliest" American -- George G. Wood Jr. -- Dr. Harry Robert Davis -- MG Edward Geary Lansdale -- Thomas Barnes -- John Paul Vann -- Filipino employees of USAID in Vietnam -- Vietnamese interpreters -- Kudos for Ed Navarro -- Convoy of tears -- An assessment