five years in Afghanistan
Ratcliffe once belonged to a group of highly trained soldiers but he left the military to pursue a career in Melbourne, Australia in alternative medicine. Years later, he returned to Afghanistan for a short assignment as a contractor. He planned to return to Australia in a few weeks. Five years later he finally made it home. The reality of the war in Afghanistan was danger in all areas--human trafficking, drug lords, corrupt officials, and dishonesty everywhere he turned. He tried to make a difference but was betrayed and wound up incarcerated in a medieval Afghan prison, awaiting the death penalty.
