Non-Fiction

SIX DEGREES OF THE BRACELET: VIETNAM'S CONTINUING GRIP

Title: SIX DEGREES OF THE BRACELET: VIETNAM'S CONTINUING GRIP
Author: John Siegfried
Genre: Non-Fiction Memoir
Reviewer: Hodge Wood

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1462845789

Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that everyone is at most six steps away from, or connected to, any other person on Earth.
While the Vietnam War was raging, silver bracelets were created to raise awareness of, and show support for, American servicemen who were prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA). After the war, black bracelets were produced to pay homage to any of our armed forces killed in action (KIA). The orange bracelet is more recent and symbolizes all those, living and deceased, who have suffered from diseases, combat wounds, and post traumatic stress resulting from their Vietnam service. These bracelets honor the memory and sacrifice of our troops—one of the central goals of this book.
You will be riveted by the indescribable stories told by veterans, about veterans, and for veterans, and by the families of the lost or still missing MIAs. More than 3,400,000 men and women served in Southeast Asia. Although close to 60 percent of all Vietnam veterans who served in-country are no longer alive, the families of all these veterans will continue to be affected by the Vietnam War for generations. This book illustrates the misery and despair experienced by both soldiers and victims of this visceral war, but also the exhilaration of combat, and the camaraderie felt, during their respective tours, to present day

Author(s) Mentioned: 
Siegfried, John

Global eBook Awards: Hudson Wins Nomination

Chow by Victoria A. Hudson

MWSA member Lt. Col. Vicki Hudson's ebook, Chow, has been accepted into nomination for Dan Poynter's 2012 Global eBook Awards in both the Best Cover and Military non-fiction categories. The second annual Global eBook Awards, with entries accepted in 72 specific categories, honor and bring attention to the future of book publishing – ebooks. The awards ceremony will be August 18 in Santa Barbara, CA.

Disability Compensation The Veteran's Guide Volume ll

Title: Disability Compensation The Veteran's Guide Volume ll
Author: Thomas van Hees
Genre: How-to/Business
Reviewer: Jim Greenwald

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1604520701

My book is a self-help/ how-to publication. It explains how to negotiate the VA's claim filing process when seeking disability compensation for a service connected injury or condition. This book is a continuation of volume one with new information that was added to the benefits that a veteran qualifies for. It also delves more deeply into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which was lightly touched on in volume one. It also includes many subjects and information that will help the Afghanistan
and Iraqi veteran. Basically this book covers all new information that was not available when volume one went to press.

Author(s) Mentioned: 
van Hees, Thomas

Wireless Messages: Once Bitten, Shy

Is this just me? I’ve been more than once bitten by the tones in my Internet emailed messages. I thought I’d learned from the past, but along came someone who misinterpreted what I wrote, probably due to tone. Once again, I've become shy, unsure ofmyself.

As for "bitten"– My ancestry includes England where a late 1400s printer translated an Aesop fable line from Greek to "He that hath ben ones begyled by somme other ought to kepe hym wel fro(m) the same." Through centuries of translations came the phrase, “once bitten, twice shy.”

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