“The Blood of a Young Man” by Raymond Ramirez is now available for purchase 

Author Reputation Press is honored to publish “The Blood of a Young Man” by Raymond Ramirez. The book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARP website.

The author was born Raymond Ramirez. During his junior high school years, he added Aguayo as his middle name, using his mother’s maiden name. In 2019, he learned he was 51% Native American. He also knew he had Spanish and Mexican ancestry in his blood.

His father’s mother was a Native American. Once he learned this, things began to become clear. You see, he has always been in tune with his surroundings. He felt things before they happened.

While in Vietnam, he felt one with nature. The trees, bushes, animals, and creatures were communicating with him. There are many powers out there that are still unknown to man.

Exploring space is great. But we haven’t discovered everything here on Earth. Becoming a Seer is one of the greatest achievements known to man. He received an AA degree in Social Welfare from Cerritos College and a Johns Hopkins University Certificate of Completion in the Top Management Program at UCLA. The VA paid for it all.

“The Blood of a Young Man” is a delightful story about a young man growing up in an alcohol, drug, and gang-infested environment. For most of his young life, he grew up living in a garage with four brothers and their mother. Their father died at the age of 36. He was a WWII veteran and died at a VA medical facility on August 14, 1962.

The young man was only thirteen years old then. He’s a smart young man but learns to become tough for not only self-preservation but also to care for and set an example for his younger brothers, plus he doesn’t want to disappoint his mother.

The young man goes through some tough trials and tribulations but ends up joining the U.S. Marine Corps on August 30, 1965. While there, he participated in some of the toughest battles that went down in Marine Corps history. What is described here is gut-wrenching. He ends up spending two tours in Vietnam. He was also part of a patrol that caught two hard-core North Vietnamese officers.

Upon his release from active duty, he was so grateful to be alive that he wanted to spend some time with his family and friends. He doesn’t realize yet that he is no longer the same. But like everything he did, he charged forward and took a bus downtown. He grabs a cab, and they go home. When they arrive at the corner of his street, he stops the cab and tells the cab driver, “I want to walk the rest of the way, because I want to savor every step of the way.”

The young man was released from active duty on August 27, 1968, after visiting his family. He buys a brand-new car, just like he told his friends in Vietnam he would. After two tours in Vietnam, he had plenty of money saved up to do just that. He starts out looking for a job. 

The first one he applies for hires him. It was one of the biggest merchants in the county. He is assigned to the shipping and receiving section of the company.

After a few months in that department, he learns that the girlfriend he had before he left for Vietnam was dating someone from the same department. He is stunned, he tells himself. Of all the places on this planet where he could’ve applied for work, how could he be working here with a guy who is dating his girlfriend, the girl he wanted to marry?

From that moment forward, things just didn’t go the way he dreamed. Things began to deteriorate rapidly, and the decisions he made were not in his best interest. He makes many mistakes but is determined to get his girl back and obtain a job where he can support her and his family well. He tells you what he had to do to accomplish most of his dreams. Be prepared to be taken on a roller-coaster ride of emotions.

“The Blood of a Young Man” by Raymond A. Ramirez is now available for purchase on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/eivOP.