Home Front Viet Nam And Families At War

Author : Willard D. Gray
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462841806

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Home Front: Viet Nam and Families at War by Willard D. Gray Pdf

When will the war finally come to an end? Home Front: Viet Nam and Families at War recounts the private ordeals of several families who bore the brunt of Americas war in Viet Nam. Their experiences, an ongoing tragedy since the last U.S. soldiers left Vietnamese soil, reveal the physical and psychological wounds of war wounds that dont discriminate between soldier and family. From the backwoods of Maine to the rugged wide open landscape of Montana, we meet a dozen soldiers and their families and hear their stories. Author Willard D. Gray knows the fallout firsthand. His oldest son spent two years and eighteen consecutive days in Viet Nam as a BAMC trained medic, most of his tour served in the bush or in the grist mill of an evac. hospital. When Willards son returned home in April 1970 without an honorable discharge, the Gray family endured several months of tension, anger, and disappointment. Tommy Gray had come home a completely changed young man. Exhaustive efforts by his family to upgrade his discharge status and remove the stigma placed upon him and those closest to him ultimately failed to reunite the family. But Willards crusade on behalf of his son soon grew to include others in the community who had also been traumatized and marginalized by the war. A national tragedy became a personal quest. Others who had been left to their own devices after the war, with no help from the government or their local communities, surely needed support.

Author : Willard D. Gray
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1426922078

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Home Front by Willard D. Gray Pdf

When will the war finally come to an end? Home Front: Viet Nam and Families at War recounts the private ordeals of several families who bore the brunt of America's war in Viet Nam. Their experiences, an ongoing tragedy since the last U.S. soldiers left Vietnamese soil, reveal the physical and psychological wounds of war --- wounds that don't discriminate between soldier and family. From the backwoods of Maine to the rugged wide open landscape of Montana, we meet a dozen soldiers and their families and hear their stories. Author Willard D. Gray knows the fallout firsthand. His oldest son spent two years and eighteen consecutive days in Viet Nam as a BAMC trained medic, most of his tour was served in the bush or in the gristmill of an evacuation hospital. When Willard's son returned home in April 1970 without an honorable discharge, the Gray family endured several months of tension, anger, and disappointment. Tommy Gray had come home a completely changed young man. Willard's crusade on behalf of his son soon grew to include others in the community who had also been traumatized and marginalized by the war. A national tragedy became a personal quest.

Author : William David Thomas
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836857755

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The Home Front in the Vietnam War by William David Thomas Pdf

Describes public opinion and life in the United States during the Vietnam War.

Author : Joel P. Rhodes
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820356297

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The Vietnam War in American Childhood by Joel P. Rhodes Pdf

A sort of nebulous sad thing happening forever and ever : childhood socialization to the Vietnam War -- Why couldn't I fight in a nice, simpler war? : comic books and Mad magazine -- Who bombed Santa's workshop? : militarizing play with commercial war toys -- One of the most agonizing years of my life : knowing someone in Vietnam -- Mom tried to make it for us like he wasn't even gone : father separation and reunion -- God bless dad wherever you are : POW/MIA -- How come the flags around town aren't flying at half-mast? : Gold Star children -- Yes, I am My Lai, but My Lai is better than Viet Cong! : Vietnamese adoptees and Amerasians.

Author : John Day Tully,Matthew Masur,Brad Austin
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780299294137

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Understanding and Teaching the Vietnam War by John Day Tully,Matthew Masur,Brad Austin Pdf

Part One: Reflections on Teaching the Vietnam War. - Part Two: Methods and Sources. - Part Three: Understanding and Teaching Specific Content.

Author : Kyle Longley,Jacqueline Whitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000070309

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Grunts by Kyle Longley,Jacqueline Whitt Pdf

Now in its second edition, Grunts: The American Combat Soldier in Vietnam provides a fresh approach to understanding the American combat soldier’s experience in Vietnam by focusing on the day-to-day experiences of front-line troops. The book delves into the Vietnam combat soldier’s experience, from the decision to join the army, life in training and combat, and readjusting to civilian life with memories of war. By utilizing letters, oral histories, and memoirs of actual veterans, Kyle Longley and Jacqueline Whitt offer a powerful insight into the minds and lives of the 870,000 "grunts" who endured the controversial war. Important topics such as class, race, and gender are examined, enabling students to better analyze the social dynamics during this divisive period of American history. In addition to an updated introduction and epilogue, the new edition includes expanded sections on military chaplains, medics, and the moral injury of war. A new timeline provides details of major events leading up to, during, and after the war. A truly comprehensive picture of the Vietnam experience for soldiers, this volume is a valuable and unique addition to military history courses and classes on the Vietnam War and 1960s America.

Author : Jimmy L. Bryan
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623490201

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The Martial Imagination by Jimmy L. Bryan Pdf

Martial experiences and the mythologies that surround them have profoundly affected the ways in which Americans think of themselves. Wars identify the heroes who help define national character, provide the stories for the grand narratives of belonging and sacrifice, and serve as markers for essential moments of transformation. However, only in the last several years have scholars begun using the term “cultural history of American warfare” to identify the study of how public discourse formulates these defining myths and narratives. This volume brings together scholarship from diverse fields in a common mission to demonstrate the usefulness and significance of studying the cultural history of American warfare. The Martial Imagination: Cultural Aspects of American Warfare canvasses the American war experience from the Revolution to the War on Terror, examining how it infuses legitimacy and conformity with an urgency that contorts ideas of citizenship, nationhood, gender, and other pliable categories. The multidisciplinary scholarship in this volume represents the varied perspectives of cultural history, American studies, literary criticism, war and society, media studies, and public culture analysis, illustrating the rich dialogues that epitomize the cultural history of American warfare. Bringing together both recognized and emerging scholars, this book is the first anthology to feature essays on this topic, comprising research from twelve authors who represent a wide range of experiences and disciplines. Their work uncovers new and surprising understandings of the American war experience that reveal the ways in which culture makers have grappled with the trauma of war, salvaged meaning from the meaningless, or advanced some ulterior agenda.

Author : Dana Cloud
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997-11-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781452249360

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Control and Consolation in American Culture and Politics by Dana Cloud Pdf

In this perceptive analysis, Dana Cloud traces the replacement of social and political activism by the pursuit of personal, psychological change. She identifies the new movement as the "rhetoric of therapy", where a persuasive cultural discourse that applies concepts such as coping and adapting replaces active attempts to reform flawed systems of social and political power. Cloud focuses on the therapeutic discourse that emerged after the Vietnam War and links its rise to specific political and economic interests. Critical case studies identify the extent to which therapeutic discourses are persuasive, including: the rhetoric of "family values"; media coverage of "support groups" during the Gulf War; Gloria Steinem's Revolution from Within; the film Thelma and Louise; and literature of the New Age Movement.

Author : Brian E. Fogarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000010886

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War, Peace, And The Social Order by Brian E. Fogarty Pdf

This book is the author's attempt to translate his knowledge of peace studies into the language of sociology, so that the former can be grasped as a more complete whole. It aims to increase interest among sociologists in issues of war and peace because they provide food for sociological thought.

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1778 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : CD-ROMs
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116475625

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Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States by United States. Congress. House Pdf

Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House".

Author : Tony Williams
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781626743519

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Hearths of Darkness by Tony Williams Pdf

Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from being an ephemeral and short-lived genre, horror actually relates to many facets of American history from its beginnings to the present day. Individual chapters examine aspects of the genre, its roots in the Universal horror films of the 1930s, the Val Lewton RKO unit of the 1940s, and the crucial role of Alfred Hitchcock as the father of the modern American horror film. Subsequent chapters investigate the key works of the 1970s by directors such as Larry Cohen, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Wes Craven, and Tobe Hooper, revealing the distinctive nature of films such as Bone, It’s Alive, God Told Me To, Carrie, The Exorcist, Exorcist 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as the contributions of such writers as Stephen King. Williams also studies the slasher films of the 1980s and 1990s, such as the Friday the 13th series, Halloween, the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Nightmare on Elm Street, exploring their failure to improve on the radical achievements of the films of the 1970s. After covering some post-1970s films, such as The Shining, the book concludes with a new postscript examining neglected films of the twentieth and early twenty-first century. Despite the overall decline in the American horror film, Williams determines that, far from being dead, the family horror film is still with us. Elements of family horror even appear in modern television series such as The Sopranos. This updated edition also includes a new introduction.

Author : Susan Jeffords,Lauren Rabinovitz
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0813520428

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Seeing Through the Media by Susan Jeffords,Lauren Rabinovitz Pdf

An eye-opening look at the effect of the media on public perception of The Persian Gulf War

Author : Oup
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195223101

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Tch Gde Bk 6 War Terrible War G8 2005 by Oup Pdf

Author : Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. National Convention
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Veterans
ISBN : UCR:31210023846239

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Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (summary of Minutes). by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. National Convention Pdf

Author : Thad Sitton,George L. Mehaffy,O.L. Davis
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292785823

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Oral History by Thad Sitton,George L. Mehaffy,O.L. Davis Pdf

More than a mode of gathering information about the past, oral history has become an international movement. Historians, folklorists, and other educational and religious groups now recognize the importance of preserving the recollections of people about the past. The recorded memories of famous and common folk alike provide a vital complement to textbook history, bringing the past to life through the stories of those who lived it. Oral History is designed to introduce teachers, students, and interested individuals to the techniques, problems, and pleasures of collecting oral history. The authors, themselves experienced educators, examine the uses of oral history in the classroom, looking at a wide range of projects that have been attempted and focusing on those that have succeeded best. Besides suggesting many possible projects, they discuss the necessary hardware and its use: recording equipment and procedures, interview outlines and preliminary research, photography and note-taking in the field, transcription and storage of information, legal forms, and more. For the teacher, the authors offer helpful advice on training students to be sensitive interviewers in both formal and informal situations. How can oral histories collected in the classroom be put to use? The authors discuss their uses within the curriculum; in projects such as oral history archives, publications such as the popular Foxfire books, and other media productions; and in researching current community problems. Useful appendixes survey a variety of reference tools for the oral historian and describe in detail how a Foxfire-concept magazine may be developed.