Download Soldiering After the Vietnam War: Changed Soldiers in a Changed Country AudioBook Free
For American soldiers returning home from the Vietnam War, there have been no "Welcome Home" indicators, no flowers, no ticker-tape parades. For these soldiers, there have been protesters! These were spit on, there was name calling, there was disrespect, and yes, there was even hatred. The Vietnam War was an unpopular battle, but these young men didn't ask to visit battle. They only did what their federal government sent them to do. With unflinching credibility, author Glyn Haynie's new memoir, Soldiering Following the Vietnam War: Changed Soldiers in a Changed Country, identifies the difficulty he and many soldiers faced in changing to civilian life on the come back from Vietnam. This moving report chronicles the impact this battle had on these young fight veterans. It exposes the way the shameful treatment these soldiers received on the come back from Vietnam impacted them. It is also a tale of brotherhood and the strong, lasting bonds that can only just be forged in fight, bonds that were so often very important in the healing process many Vietnam veterans was required to work through. It is a celebration of the courage, commitment, and determination so many American veterans maintain. Haynie shares with his listeners his struggles and his successes, completing a stellar 20-year career in the US Army, culminating as an instructor at the united states Army Sergeants Major Academy. His report is one that clearly demonstrates precisely how wrong those protestors were...and the amount of our country does owe these men and women who dished up their country with bravery and honor...our gratitude and admiration. Glyn Haynie's report will touch you in many ways...stirring thoughts of embarrassment, anger, understanding, gratitude, and pride. It is a tale all Us citizens should hear.
