Freed Lowrey ’67 released his new memoir “Raised a Soldier’s Son: The Wild and Harrowing Journey to Manhood and Military Careers of a Pair of Army Brats Raised Around the World in the Late 1940s and 1950s.” In his book, he follows the life of him and his brother, Mark Lowrey ’60, tracing their military heritage to their predecessors and the influence of growing up on different military bases around the world. He also discusses their childhood and causing mischief and mayhem from Japan to Germany.

After graduating from West Point, both brothers went on to become career Soldiers themselves and raise their own Army brats – the colloquial term for children who grew up in an active military family.

This book is a wonderful reflection on the adventures of childhood, and how two brothers grew up living within the unique environment of military bases from installations stateside to the Far East, to be just like their father, true Soldiers.