The Veteran S Story
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Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories
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Author : Sarah A. Larsen
language : en
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Release Date : 2010
Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories written by Sarah A. Larsen and has been published by Wisconsin Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
A companion book to the documentary produced by Wisconsin Public Television, Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories showcases 40 first-person stories from those who fought in America's longest war. From barely-legal sons of Wisconsin to seasoned soldiers, the men and women in these pages make up a diverse collection of voices: an army chaplain who led services at Khe Sanh but never picked up a weapon; identical twin brothers who discover they are stationed at the same South Vietnam base; a Hmong refugee who fought the Secret War at age 12 in the jungles of Laos and later moved to Milwaukee; two prisoners of war whose years in captivity total almost 14; a Medal of Honor recipient; and dozens more. The stories in these pages expand beyond the borders of the war to include personal accounts of the events leading up to it, as well as the experiences of veterans as they return home to civilian life at the height of antiwar protest. Supported by original maps, photographs from the veterans' own collections, historical chapter introductions, biographies, and a comprehensive "honor roll" of Wisconsin-born soldiers who died or remain missing, Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories is an unforgettable collection and lasting tribute to our veterans.
Forever A Soldier
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Author : Tom Wiener
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Forever A Soldier written by Tom Wiener and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Contains thirty-seven narratives, drawn from letters, diaries, private memoirs, and oral histories in which American veterans describe their experiences serving in conflicts from the First World War to the twenty-first-century war in Iraq.
Veterans Heroes In Our Neighborhood
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Author : Valerie Pfundstein
language : en
Publisher: Pfun-Omenal Stories
Release Date : 2013-12-13
Veterans Heroes In Our Neighborhood written by Valerie Pfundstein and has been published by Pfun-Omenal Stories this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-13 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A boy asks his father for help after his teacher asks each of her pupils to name a veteran whom he or she knows. The boy soon discovers that many of the familiar people who work in his neighborhood are heroes who have served in the country's military.
Keeping Memories Alive
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Author : Arnold Rosen
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2008-09-02
Keeping Memories Alive written by Arnold Rosen and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In straightforward yet often vivid detail, some 35 fully-illustrated profiles bring fresh life in this book to three recent eras of international conflict: World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Keeping Memories Alive: Our Aging Veterans Tell Their Story ranges widely from pfcs to two-star generals, from front-line fighting to essential backstopping from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The veterans, who come from across the United States, have all found a home in Sun City--Hilton Head, South Carolina--and tell their stories with pride and humility. Author Arnold Rosen, a Korean War veteran, has had more than 20 books published.
American Veterans On War
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Author : Elise Forbes Tripp
language : en
Publisher: Interlink Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-02
American Veterans On War written by Elise Forbes Tripp and has been published by Interlink Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-02 with History categories.
The United States is embroiled in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan—wars that seem as far from Americans’ understanding as they are distant from our shores. With American Veterans on War, Elise Forbes Tripp brings our current wars and their predecessors home in the words of 55 veterans aged 20 to 90. The veterans raise questions about when wars are worth fighting, what missions can and can’t be won, and the costs and benefits of US intervention, both around the world and domestically. Recent veterans tell wrenching stories of coping with hostile forces without uniforms, of not knowing who is friend or foe, and of the lasting traces of combat once they’ve returned home. American Veterans on War provides a sweeping overview of three-quarters of a century of American wars, properly grounding that history in the words of the men and women whose bodies were on the line.
A Story For All Americans
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Author : Frank L. Grzyb
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2000
A Story For All Americans written by Frank L. Grzyb and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
A Story for All Americans: Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans (formerly titled, Touched by the Dragon) details wartime accounts of average servicemen and women - some heroic, some frightening, some amusing, some nearly unbelievable. The work is a historical compendium of fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme format. What makes this book truly unique, however, is its absence of literary pretentiousness. Relating oral accounts, the veterans speak in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact way. As seen through the eyes of the veterans, the stories include first-person experiences of infantry soldiers, a flight officer, a medic, a nurse, a combat engineer, an intelligence soldier, and various support personnel. Personalities emerge gradually as the veterans discuss their pre-war days, their training and preparation for Vietnam, and their actual in-country experiences. The stories speak of fear and survival: the paranoia of not knowing who or where the enemy was; the bullets, rockets, and mortars that could mangle a body or snuff out a life in an instant; and going home with a CMH - not the Congressional Medal of Honor, but a Casket with Metal Handles. The veterans also speak of friendships and simple acts of kindness. But more importantly, they speak of healing - both physical and mental.
The Disabled Veteran S Story
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Author : Miguel Reece
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-04-23
The Disabled Veteran S Story written by Miguel Reece and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-23 with History categories.
Our American Heroes: The Stories behind the Fight for Freedom and DemocracyThis book is not about the author.This book is not about the battle.This book is about military members who are now veterans. Their memories are about some of the most legendary battles as well as their own private struggles. The recollections of these veterans cover an array of experiences around the world—one of the first female pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps; a survivor of the Bataan Death March; POWs from WWII and Korea; an Ohio National Guardsman at Kent State; survivors, fighters, and patriots from Pearl Harbor, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Their families share their heroic stories of service to the world's freedom, as well as their frustration and disappointment with the VA bureaucracy or lack of information-sharing practices about their entitled benefits.The efforts of caregivers in enabling their veterans to have the best quality of life possible—spouses, mothers, children, guardians/fiduciaries, healthcare professionals, and the grandmother who had both her son and granddaughter deployed—speak volumes of their commitment and unconditional sacrifices. This collection of their stories is the author's continued privilege of serving the veterans who have enabled this great nation to stand guard in the world and assure the right to be free. Read on with respect and compassion.
See Me For Who I Am
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Author : David Chrisinger
language : en
Publisher: Hudson Whitman/ Excelsior College Press
Release Date : 2016
See Me For Who I Am written by David Chrisinger and has been published by Hudson Whitman/ Excelsior College Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Veterans categories.
See Me for Who I Am is a powerful collection of 20 thought-provoking essays by student veterans. Their stories aim to undermine stereotypes created by popular media, and bridge the gap dividing them from those they fought to protect.
Redeployment
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Author : Phil Klay
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-03-04
Redeployment written by Phil Klay and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-04 with Fiction categories.
Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction "Redeployment is hilarious, biting, whipsawing and sad. It’s the best thing written so far on what the war did to people’s souls.” —Dexter Filkins, The New York Times Book Review Selected as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review, Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post Book World, Amazon, and more Phil Klay's Redeployment takes readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there, and what happened to the soldiers who returned. Interwoven with themes of brutality and faith, guilt and fear, helplessness and survival, the characters in these stories struggle to make meaning out of chaos. In "Redeployment", a soldier who has had to shoot dogs because they were eating human corpses must learn what it is like to return to domestic life in suburbia, surrounded by people "who have no idea where Fallujah is, where three members of your platoon died." In "After Action Report", a Lance Corporal seeks expiation for a killing he didn't commit, in order that his best friend will be unburdened. A Morturary Affairs Marine tells about his experiences collecting remains—of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers both. A chaplain sees his understanding of Christianity, and his ability to provide solace through religion, tested by the actions of a ferocious Colonel. And in the darkly comic "Money as a Weapons System", a young Foreign Service Officer is given the absurd task of helping Iraqis improve their lives by teaching them to play baseball. These stories reveal the intricate combination of monotony, bureaucracy, comradeship and violence that make up a soldier's daily life at war, and the isolation, remorse, and despair that can accompany a soldier's homecoming. Redeployment has become a classic in the tradition of war writing. Across nations and continents, Klay sets in devastating relief the two worlds a soldier inhabits: one of extremes and one of loss. Written with a hard-eyed realism and stunning emotional depth, this work marks Phil Klay as one of the most talented new voices of his generation.
Veterans
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Author : Sasha Maslov
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2017-05-30
Veterans written by Sasha Maslov and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-30 with History categories.
Ichiro Sudan trained to be a kamikaze. Roscoe Brown was a commander in the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military aviators. Charin Singh, a farmer from Delhi, spent seven years as a Japanese prisoner of war and was not sent home until four years after the war ended. Uli John lost an arm serving in the German army but ultimately befriended former enemy soldiers as part of a network of veterans—"people who fought in the war and know what war really means." These are some of the faces and stories in the remarkable Veterans, the outcome of a worldwide project by Sasha Maslov to interview and photograph the last surviving combatants from World War II. Soldiers, support staff, and resistance fighters candidly discuss wartime experiences and their lifelong effects in this unforgettable, intimate record of the end of a cataclysmic chapter in world history and tribute to the members of an indomitable generation. Veterans is also a meditation on memory, human struggle, and the passage of time.