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Charlie Company's Journey Home
Charlie Company's Journey Home: The Forgotten Impact on the Wives of Vietnam Veterans | Andrew Wiest
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The Boys of '67 and the War They Left Behind The human experience of the Vietnam War is almost impossible to grasp--the camaraderie, the fear, the smell, the pain. Men were transformed into soldiers, and then into warriors. These warriors had wives who loved them and shared in their transformations. Some marriages were strengthened, while for others there was all too often a dark side, leaving men and their families emotionally and spiritually battered for years to come. Focusing in on just one company's experience of war and its eventual homecoming, Andrew Wiest shines a light on the shared experience of combat and both the darkness and resiliency of war's aftermath.
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This is Weist's follow up to The Boys of '67, the fighting heroes (draftees) of Charlie Company. This volume focuses on the wives. Their ptsd/trauma was largely ignored upon their return; but even more tragic is how many soldiers died 10-15 years later of illnesses caused by exposure to Agent Orange.
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This author has written a few books about Charlie Company from the Vietnam War. This is focused more on the wives of the soldiers and what they experienced both during the war and once their husbands returned.

Despite being recent in history, I don‘t know much about Vietnam, and this was an accessible way to read about it. My only complaint is that the focus was so wide (24 wives I think.) #netgalley ⬇️⬇️

Reviewsbylola I believe the author wanted to pay homage to all the wives he interviewed, but the stories ended up feeling a bit redundant. Personally I would have preferred the focus to be on 4-5 wives to really beef up their personal stories. I was shocked to read that these men faced being jeered at and spit upon once they returned home. Almost all of them were drafted and didn‘t choose to go. That was really difficult for me to accept. 6y
BarbaraBB Excellent review! 6y
britt_brooke Nice review! I went through a Vietnam War book phase several years ago while my husband was still in the army. It was a horrendous war. 6y
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