Letters from Vietnam

by Joseph Freeborn

Overview

The author wrote this book so family and friends of Vietnam veterans might better understand what they went through in their service to our country. It's a simple story of survival, suffering and service, returning home to an ungrateful nation and how that affected him and others. The author does not claim to know what every veteran went through, but tells his story and it resonates with many veterans he has talked to. The author invites you to take the "Tour of Duty".

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161332009
Publisher:	Outskirts Press, Inc.
Publication date:	08/13/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	576 KB

About the Author

The author returned home in April 1972, he had his job waiting for him. He had his girl friend waiting for him and his friends supported him. He was one of the lucky ones, most returning vets didn't have much coming back. Our education was cut short, our employers were leery of Vietnam Veterans, where they dependable, drug addicts, or employable at all?
Families were divided over this protracted war, played out on television and news papers constantly. Some of us were vilified and accused of horrible acts, while others just withdrew from societal norms, and became different.
This book gives the reader an inside look at some of the events that may have led up to how America perceived our Vietnam veterans, then.
Today, the Vietnam veteran is still cautious and skeptical when politicians thank them for their service to further their own agenda. They remember when, it wasn't that way. Many Vietnam combat veterans resisted joining any military service group when they returned, and still do. The Author tried to keep it real and not present his story inaccurately. He was 20 years old, didn't want to join the military and did his best to serve, survive and tell his story.