i, too, served in the 312th evac hospital during the persian gulf war. not sure ms. figueroa was even there based on the content of her book. i just hope none of her former co-reservists in the 345th csh recognize themselves in her very harsh comments. it does not appear that the author took into consideration that some of the people mentioned (nameless of course) may have changed over the last 12 to 13 years. she should have kept her writing just to the facts, excluding hearsay, which may at over a decade later result in some serious character assassinations. regardless, the content of the book is questionable, since as i said, having been there as well, am not sure ms. figueroa got all her facts straight, especially her numbers of patients treated. the book would, however, do well in the category of "historical fiction."