Red, white, and true : stories from veterans and families, World War II to present / Stories from veterans and families, World War II to present edited and with an introduction by Tracy Crow. - [Lincoln, NB] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xvii, 275 pages).

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Welcome to Afghanistan; 2. Above and Beyond; 3. Remembering Forgotten Fliers, Their Survivors; 4. A Psychology of Rumor, a Psychology of War; 5. Panel 30w, Row 15; 6. Past Perfect Tense; 7. Tom; 8. Middle Passage, Morning Watch; 9. The Thirty- Day Project; 10. The Lack of Weight; 11. War Happens; 12. The Wing Shed; 13. Triage; 14. Lead Weight; 15. War Games; 16. False Positive; 17. Prisoners of War; 18. Memory Sky; 19. Breathe through Your Mouth; 20. To Kill, or Not to Kill; 21. How the Military Turned My Father a Genius. 22. War Stories23. Hulls in the Water; 24. Proud to Claim the Title; 25. Passages; 26. Letter to a Drowning Soldier; 27. The Intimate; 28. Dependent; 29. Pictures Don't Lie; 30. Tenuous Tethers; 31. Sea Mommy; 32. Growing a Soldier; Contributors; Source Acknowledgments.

A collection of 32 essays written by both veterans and family members describing their experiences from conflicts spanning World War II to Afghanistan.



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Soldiers--United States--Anecdotes.
Veterans' families--United States--Anecdotes.
Veterans--Family relationships--United States.
Veterans--United States--Anecdotes.
Soldiers--United States--Anecdotes.
Veterans--United States--Anecdotes.
Veterans--Family relationships.--United States
Veterans' families--United States--Anecdotes.


Electronic Books.

UB357 / .R439 2014