God, Cebu, and War

is presented Before the Colors Fade to document relatives, to illustrate life and background in the Philippines and the United States, and to bring to life the experiences of a Filipino/American boy.

Asian Forests and their people and American Forests and their people are examined.

Additional insights are given of a Navy/Marine Corps Hospital Corpsman and the Vietnam War with surprising and unusual conclusions; poignant and personal events are given along with Larry Carlson's recollections of Ray and Imogene Carlson and the early Cebu Christian Mission.