Leaving War

You can leave War, but war never truly leaves you.

From the blood-soaked ridgelines of Afghanistan's Pech Valley to the windswept stones of Hadrian's Wall, Leaving War is the haunting and redemptive journey of a soldier trying to make peace with a war that still echoes in his mind.

In this unforgettable memoir, Salinas carries readers through the savage experience of combat, the ghosts that follow home, and the long, silent pilgrimage toward healing during his hike on Hadrian's Wall. With each step along that windswept Roman frontier, he tries to shed the burden of war - mile by mile, stone by stone - until he begins to understand the new person he has become after surviving the horrors of close combat. 

This is not just a story of war. It is a story of return.

Of walking ancient paths to heal fresh wounds.

Of remembering who you were - so you can become who you must be.