The War That Followed Him Home: A Mike Cole Story About Honor, Lies, and Standing Up for a Vietnam Veteran (Still on Watch: The Mike Cole Stories Book 2)

By Still On Watch

About the Book

A Mike Cole Story About Honor, Lies, and Standing Up for a Vietnam Veteran

Some wars end when the shooting stops.

Others follow a man home.

More than fifty years after his service in Vietnam, Earl Jensen believed the battles were finally behind him. Like many veterans of that generation, he built a quiet life, raised a family, and contributed to his community without asking for recognition.

Then the harassment began.

Anonymous messages online.
Notes left on his truck.
Accusations from someone convinced they understand a war they never fought.

When retired California Highway Patrol officer Mike Cole learns what is happening to his friend, he recognizes something immediately: this isn’t justice or historical debate.

It’s bullying.

And Mike has spent thirty-two years dealing with bullies.

What begins as a simple investigation quickly uncovers a small activist group quietly spreading hostility toward veterans in the local community. But instead of responding with anger or confrontation, Mike and his fellow members of The Veterans Club decide to try something far more powerful.

They show up.

Not to shout.
Not to threaten.
But to tell the truth.

One by one, veterans and first responders step forward to share the real stories behind the uniforms—stories of duty, sacrifice, loss, and service to something greater than themselves.

What follows is a powerful and thought-provoking story about:

• The lasting impact of the Vietnam War
• The dangers of anonymous online harassment
• The healing power of community
• And the courage required to confront hatred with truth

The War That Followed Him Home is part of the Still On Watch series—fictional stories rooted in real challenges faced by veterans and first responders across America today.

These stories explore difficult questions about service, identity, and community while offering practical and hopeful ideas for confronting problems that often feel beyond our control.

Because even after the uniform comes off…

Some of us are still on watch.

About the Author

Still On Watch is the publishing arm of The Veterans Club, operated as a separate business to help veterans and first responders who want to publish their own books. It offers practical support for turning lived experience into finished work—whether fiction or non-fiction—and creates a direct marketing connection for The Veterans Club through Amazon.

The books published under Still On Watch share stories of service and life afterward: the quiet weight of duty that does not end when the uniform comes off, the search for purpose and brotherhood in civilian life, and the steady work of standing watch for one another. They are written for veterans, first responders, and the people who walk alongside them. Rather than debate or demand agreement, the stories focus on recognition, restraint, responsibility, and the simple fact that isolation is dangerous while connection is protective.

Still On Watch is closely aligned with The Veterans Club’s mission of reducing veteran and first responder suicide through social connectedness and shared purpose. A portion of proceeds from each sale is donated to support the Club’s programs and gatherings. The project exists so that those who have served can tell their stories—and so that others still carrying the watch can find they are not alone.

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