Although this monograph begins with Rogers's birth and ends with his retirement, the bulk of the narrative deals with his time in the Armed Forces during World War II. Rogers describes his desire to serve his country after the attack on Pearl Harbor as well as the difficulty of serving while impeded by a stutter. Among the most memorable parts of this narrative are his descriptions of battle in Europe, including vivid recollections of Omaha Beach shortly after D-Day and an attack on the A-5 airstrip in St. Lo, France. Rogers also shares his observations and opinions of German soldiers and the German army, including a teenage pilot that his unit took prisoner. He also documents more mundane aspects of Army life, including sending silk parachutes to his sister in Shreveport, Louisiana so that she could make dresses out of them and his unit's fraternization with Polish forced laborers in Germany.