Full Description
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.
Contents
AcknowledgmentsEditor's Introduction1. Welcome to AfghanistanMatt Farwell2. Above and BeyondLeah Hampton3. Remembering Forgotten Fliers, Their SurvivorsKathleen M. Rodgers4. A Psychology of Rumor, a Psychology of WarCaleb S. Cage5. Panel 30W, Row 15Lorrie Lykins6. Past Perfect TenseKevin C. Jones7. TomAlan Jones8. Middle Passage, Morning WatchAnne Visser Ney9. The Thirty-Day ProjectChristal Presley10. The Lack of WeightGerardo Mena11. War HappensLinda Adams12. The Wing ShedBeverly A. Jackson13. TriageJon Kerstetter14. Lead WeightMax "Joe" Dalton15. War GamesStephen Wilson16. False PositiveAlejandro Mujica17. Prisoners of WarLeila Levinson18. Memory SkyAmber Jensen19. Breathe through Your MouthBrooke King20. To Kill, or Not to KillDario DiBattista21. How the Military Turned My Father a GeniusKim Wright22. War StoriesTracy Kidder23. Hulls in the WaterJeffery Hess24. Proud to Claim the TitleThomas Vincent Nowaczyk25. PassagesCarol Everett Adams26. Letter to a Drowning SoldierRonald Jackson27. The IntimateDonald Morrill28. DependentRebecca McClanahan29. Pictures Don't LieCheryl Lapp30. Tenuous TethersDavid Abrams31. Sea MommyElizabeth "Libby" Oberg32. Growing a SoldierTonia Stacey-GÜttingContributorsSource Acknowledgments
