THE INCESSANT BLOODBATH
Gbarplehtroyah: A Generation Stolen
A boy raised by his grandparents in Liberia. A childhood taken by civil war. A new life in America, and a return to war as a United States Marine. This is the story of how he survived, and what he carried home.
Born in Liberia, Forged by war, Tempered by the Corps.
LIBERIA
Raised by his grandparents in a close community of family, faith, and tradition.
CIVIL WAR
Coups and war tear through the country, bringing displacement, fear, and loss.
AMERICA
A new country, a new life, and the work of holding two worlds at once.
THE MARINE CORPS
He earns the title Marine and deploys to Iraq and Afghanistan.
PURPOSE
Through loss and faith, he finds honor, hope, and a story to tell.
A generation stolen. A life reclaimed.
The Incessant Bloodbath follows a young Liberian boy whose childhood is broken apart by political upheaval, military coups, and civil war. Forced into a world of violence, displacement, and impossible choices, he witnesses what war does to a people and to a generation.
His journey carries him to the United States and into the United States Marine Corps, where he returns to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, this time in uniform. Along the way he faces the loss of loved ones and the struggle to live between two cultures and two identities.
It is a memoir of survival, faith, family, sacrifice, and redemption.
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