I Was a Hero Once

Step into a gripping true story of war, betrayal, and survival that reveals how one man's life was forever changed by the defining events of a generation.

In 1968, Peter P. Mahoney joined the Army, became an infantry lieutenant, and was sent to Vietnam. But the war didn't end when he came home.

Drawn into Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), Mahoney was later indicted in the Gainesville Eight case tied to the 1972 Republican Convention, where a trusted friend testified against him as an ...