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I closed my eyes and walked down an aisle at the library. A book called to me. I love occasionally finding books this way. This memoir is what I consider to be the real story of what the result was of the Vietnam War. Trussoni‘s father was a ‘tunnel rat‘, entering tunnels to find the enemy or POW‘s. Ultimately, this experience and his divorce broke him. Trussoni spends her childhood/teen years with him even after her mother & siblings move 🔽

“I shrug, the way you do when your words come out and they float there stupid on the breeze and you‘re not sure they mean anything to anybody else.”

Vietnam was truly a helicopter war - this is an account of a highly decorated chopper pilot, Ron Alexander, and his experiences rescuing injured soldiers from the hostile battlefield in his Huey. I was not fond of the audiobook‘s narrator. It happens

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Unbearably tense story about two brothers, Jonah, 16, and Simon, 14, who have left home for Arizona where they hope they will be reunited with their older brother, Matt, who has been fighting in the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, they get picked up by Mitch and Lilly and things start to go horribly wrong. I really liked the main characters and their predicament was nail biting.

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"This is a public relations problem not a military one," pronounced McNamara.

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This book was on the recommended list in Kristin Hannah‘s book The Women. It was free on Audible. Diane was the driving force for the creation of the women‘s Vietnam memorial in Washington DC. These women raised their own funds to have it built. Very good memoir ❤️💔🩷

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This book for me is a tough one to review because I don‘t know how I feel about it. To be honest, the theme of intergenerational trauma, immigration and traditional parenting is covered really well in the book and it‘s something I could relate with but the book lacks consistent storytelling and a solid storyline. Which book left you indecisive? #immigration #Vietnamwar #trauma #parenting

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