"Fish on Fridays: A Memoir of Bad Breaks, Hard Lessons and Unexpected Strength"

What happens when a life takes turns you never expected?

"Fish on Fridays" is the story of one man's journey through childhood, military service, family, leadership, faith, setbacks and recovery.

Greg P. Smith grew up in a military family and eventually spent 20 years on active duty in the U.S. Army. Along the way, he experienced the challenges and camaraderie of military life, traveled the world, learned hard lessons about leadership and built a career helping others develop as leaders.

But military service was only part of the story.

This memoir also takes readers into the funny, difficult and sometimes unexpected moments that make up a life. There are stories of family, friendship, faith, loss, perseverance and the people who helped shape Greg along the way.

Some chapters will make you laugh.

Some may bring a tear.

Others may make you stop and think about your own journey.

As early reader Terry Little described it, the book moves from “heartbreaking sadness to gut-busting humor.”

At its heart, "Fish on Fridays" is about something many veterans - and many families - understand: life rarely goes exactly according to plan. What matters is how we respond when it doesn't.