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A veteran's toughest fight : finding peace after Vietnam /

"They survived the insanity of the Vietnam War by telling themselves, "It don't mean nuthin'." But it did. This collection of nonfiction short works tells the story of how war damages our soldiers, and then pulls back the curtain of trauma treatment to offer a rare glimpse o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klein, David, 1968- (Author)
Other Authors: Tick, Edward (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Anecdotes.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Mental health > United States.
Veterans > United States > Social conditions.
Veterans > Mental health > United States.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anecdotes.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > Santé mentale > États-Unis.
Anciens combattants > Santé mentale > États-Unis.
Table of Contents:
  • The Descent
  • You're the First
  • War Calendar
  • The Grunt with One Name
  • Blue Eyes
  • Welded Wings
  • Flower of the Heart
  • Cost of Courage
  • Unlucky Strikes
  • The Tent
  • The Low Side
  • Forged in the Jungle
  • Sleeping with the Dead
  • Promises to One-
  • Eyed George
  • Lost in the Woods
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  • Transformation and Return
  • Silent Night
  • Thresholds
  • Rolling Sanctuary
  • Banana Cream Pie
  • Champ
  • The Grenade
  • Father's Map
  • The Resident
  • Just Shoot Me
  • The Adopted
  • Buddha's Treasure
  • Mrs. Schafer's Requiem
  • The Crucifix
  • Well of Forgiveness
  • War Smiles.