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Red, white, and true : stories from veterans and families, World War II to present / edited and with an introduction by Tracy Crow.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veterans--United States--Anecdotes.
- Veterans.
- Veterans--Family relationships--United States.
- Veterans' families--United States--Anecdotes.
- Veterans' families.
- Soldiers--United States--Anecdotes.
- Soldiers.
- Armed Forces.
- Veterans--Family relationships.
- United States--Armed Forces--Military life--Anecdotes.
- United States.
- United States--History, Military--Anecdotes.
- History, Military.
- Genre:
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 275 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Stories from veterans and families, World War II to present
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, NB : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Even as we celebrate the return of our military from wars in the Middle East, we are becoming increasingly aware of the struggles that await veterans on the home front. Red, White, and True offers readers a collection of voices that reflect the experiences of those touched by war-from the children of veterans who encounter them in their fathers' recollections of past wars to the young men and women who fought in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan. The diversity of perspectives collected in this volume validates the experiences of our veterans and their families, describing their shared struggles and triumphs while honoring the fact that each person's military experience is different. Leila Levinson's powerful essay recounts her father's experience freeing a pow camp during World War II. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder provides a chilling account of being a new second lieutenant in Vietnam. Army combat veteran Brooke King recounts the anguish of raising her young children by day while trying to distinguish between her horrific memories of IED explosions in Baghdad and terrifying dreams by night. These individual stories of pain and struggle, along with twenty-nine others, illustrate the inescapable damage that war rends in the fabric of society and celebrate our dauntless attempts to repair these holes with compassion and courage. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Welcome to Afghanistan / Matt Farwell Farwell, Matt 1
- 2 Above and Beyond / Leah Hampton Hampton, Leah 8
- 3 Remembering Forgotten Fliers, Their Survivors / Kathleen M. Rodgers Rodgers, Kathleen M. 16
- 4 A Psychology of Rumor, a Psychology of War / Caleb S. Cage Cage, Caleb S. 21
- 5 Panel 3ow, Row 15 / Lorrie Lykins Lykins, Lorrie 31
- 6 Past Perfect Tense / Kevin C. Jones Jones, Kevin C. 44
- 7 Tom / Alan Jones Jones, Alan 50
- 8 Middle Passage, Morning Watch / Anne Visser Ney Ney, Anne Visser 56
- 9 The Thirty-Day Project / Christal Presley Presley, Christal 70
- 10 The Lack of Weight / Gerardo Mena Mena, Gerardo 85
- 11 War Happens / Linda Adams Adams, Linda 87
- 12 The Wing Shed / Beverly A. Jackson Jackson, Beverly A. 95
- 13 Triage / Jon Kerstetter Kerstetter, Jon 103
- 14 Lead Weight / Max "Joe" Dalton Dalton, Max "Joe" 112
- 15 War Games / Stephen Wilson Wilson, Stephen 115
- 16 False Positive / Alejandro Mujica Mujica, Alejandro 123
- 17 Prisoners of War / Leila Levinson Levinson, Leila 128
- 18 Memory Sky / Amber Jensen Jensen, Amber 141
- 19 Breathe through Your Mouth / Brooke King King, Brooke 152
- 20 To Kill, or Not to Kill / Dario DiBattista DiBattista, Dario 167
- 21 How the Military Turned My Father a Genius / Kim Wright Wright, Kim 174
- 22 War Stories / Tracy Kidder Kidder, Tracy 178
- 23 Hulls in the Water / Jeffery Hess Hess, Jeffery 188
- 24 Proud to Claim the Title / Thomas Vincent Nowaczyk Nowaczyk, Thomas Vincent 200
- 25 Passages / Carol Everett Adams Adams, Carol Everett 212
- 26 Letter to a Drowning Soldier / Ronald Jackson Jackson, Ronald 217
- 27 The Intimate / Donald Morrill Morrill, Donald 222
- 28 Dependent / Rebecca McClanahan McClanahan, Rebecca 228
- 29 Pictures Don't Lie / Cheryl Lapp Lapp, Cheryl 240
- 30 Tenuous Tethers / David Abrams Abrams, David 248
- 31 Sea Mommy / Elizabeth "Libby" Oberg Oberg, Elizabeth "Libby" 253
- 32 Growing a Soldier / Tonia Stacey-Gütting Stacey-Gütting, Tonia 258.
- ISBN:
- 9781612347011
- 1612347010
- OCLC:
- 864848091
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