Finding Me: A Vietnam Memoir by James Randall O'Brien

“Who am I? What am I here for? What am I going to do with my life?” These questions follow us wherever we go. For Randall O’Brien, they followed him from a young man’s uncertainty into the United States Army and all the way to the jungles of South Vietnam. In this deeply personal memoir, O’Brien tells the story of being drafted, enduring boot camp, serving in Vietnam, and wrestling with the larger questions of identity, purpose, faith, and calling. Along the way, he invites readers into the fear, confusion, humor, hardship, and grace that shaped his life. More than a war story, this is the story of a man being found by God. Through vivid memories and honest reflection, O’Brien traces the journey that eventually led him to discover peace, purpose, and his calling as a Christian minister. Finding Me is an invitation to remember that the search for identity is universal—and that the joy of being found is life-changing.