Keeping Faith
Military Romance With a Science Fiction Edge

My son joined the Marines in 1999...I read this in 2003 (I believe right after my son was deployed to Kuwait/Iraq) and it helped me tremendously to understand both my feelings and my son's. I learned from this book how important it was that my son joined the USMC. The father's pride and recognition......more

Interesting story about a father/son relationship as the son enters the USMC. As a parent of a son who is a “poolie”, I enjoyed the story and learned a lot about the Marines and what boot camp will be like for my son. Recommend if you have a child interested in becoming a Marine. Gave 4 stars as som......more

Wishing I'd had this book when my son was in boot camp, as so many of the feelings Schaeffer expressed as a parent were ones I felt, too. I also liked the perspective of his son and his son's experience, told through the letters and poems he wrote while in boot camp.......more

A unique book written by a father and son. The father who is surprised by his sons decision to join the Marines and the son sharing his side of the story. I found this book interesting since usually there is only one person telling the story, the son telling what he is going through eye opening .......more

I read this mainly for the descriptions of life in the Marines. The father-son love story was a bit weird, almost like a Hollywood movie story. Throughout the book I wondered what the mother’s role was; sounded like make the son and make a few food items. Kind of an odd family.......more