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Join Ari Merretazon on an incredible journey through his life as a Vietnam vet, navigating the challenges from combat to prison and at last to activism. Discover how his powerful story exposes racism in the military, reveals the trauma soldiers endure, and illustrates how he transformed his incarceration into a movement for change. This fierce and unforgettable narrative invites you to explore themes of resistance and redemption. Come along and be inspired by his remarkable journey!

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Ari Merretazon

Ari SeSu Merretazon’s life reads like the stories he tells, unfiltered, relentless, and full of fight. Born in Winston-Salem but hardened in D.C.’s streets, he carries the legacy of his ancestors, Africans enslaved in America, not as a weight, but as fuel.

Prison trained him to write. Not with polished theory, but with the grit of a man who’s seen war cages overseas and concrete ones at home. No fancy degrees, just survival, observation, and a refusal to stay silent. Even a traumatic brain injury couldn’t dull his edge.

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War And Prison

Do you think you know war stories? This one’s different. The author demonstrates Vietnam through the eyes of a Black soldier and then shows what happens when the war comes home. His story isn’t just gripping; it’s essential. Learn how a man used prison as a classroom, teaching fellow vets to fight back with knowledge instead of fists. See how systemic injustice works, and how one person can push back. This isn’t a book you just read; it sticks with you, changes how you see veterans, justice, and resilience. By the last page, you’ll understand why stories like Ari’s can’t be ignored.

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War And Prison

Chapter 01

My story begins in a neighborhood in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where I breathed my first. In a family of ten children, I opened my eyes as the seventh son and was bestowed with the name ‘Haywood…

Chapter 02

Prospering under the shade of a loving and nurturing family, I embarked upon my school journey at Payne Elementary. Each day was an experience there, a joyous space for my adventurous…

Chapter 03

In May 1966, I stepped foot in the land filled with booby traps and chaos – ready to fight my way through it, but little did I know, it was not just the war against the Vietnamese that I had to fight…

Chapter 04

In April 1968, the ashes of the news of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination that spread like wildfire across the globe eventually reached our camp in Vietnam, too. I still had…

Chapter 05

With each passing day of seeing the situation of my people, my blood is taxed on my mind. The government is causing injustice against us. Even though I had finally managed to step into…

Chapter 06

The heist news spread like wildfire through the country and the prison system. The notoriety of the crime continued to rise about “who did it?” It turned viral locally back in the day…

Chapter 07

Amid the echoes of the banging gavel announcing our sentences, I marched onto a new journey – a new path of life. It was a “prison bus ride” 26 miles from the D.C. Jail…

Chapter 08

After meticulously planning the groundwork for my new path, for our new journey, I strove to build upon it and bring the benefits my veteran brothers and I were still entitled to, even while in…

Chapter 09

There was a time when the Black soldiers were returning home from the prolonged Vietnam War, and the US government’s conspiracies against my people became evident to me. Tainted by the atrocities of…

Chapter 10

After serving my reduced sentence, I stepped out of prison as a changed man. My path was evident before me. My purpose was clear. However, it wasn’t easy to adapt to my new life…

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John Alba
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This book wrecked me. Ari put into words what I’ve carried since ’Nam. War breaks you. Prison tries to bury you. But he turned both into something fierce. If you want truth, read this.

James Anderson
Architect

Wasn’t expecting this to hit so hard. More than a war story—it’s about finding light in the darkest places. Passed my copy to my daughter.

Michael Thompson
Software Engineer

Hold up—this man really pulled a heist for justice?! Ari’s story is wild, real, and nothing like you’ve read. Couldn’t put it down.

Thomas Kelly
Manager

Had no idea about Project 100,000. This book opened my eyes—heartbreaking, maddening, but so damn inspiring.

Donald West
CEO & Founder

Yo, this book? Legendary. Cried twice. Ari went through hell and came back to teach us all. Read it. Period.

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