Shrapnel in the Heart

Letters and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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$20.00 US
On sale Nov 05, 1988 | 272 Pages | 9780394759883

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For the first time, one book gives voice to the haunting, painful, and healing tales of those who lost so much during the Vietnam War. Shrapnel in the Heart is a collection of letters written by the friends and families of soldiers who died in America's most unpopular war. These words of those who lost loved ones in Vietnam resonate with sorrow, anger, confusion and shame, but most of all with love.
Laura Palmer is the author of Shrapnel in the Heart: Letters and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has collaborated on a number of other books, including the New York Times bestseller Escape and To Catch a Predator with NBC’s Chris Hansen. She lives in New York City. View titles by Laura Palmer

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For the first time, one book gives voice to the haunting, painful, and healing tales of those who lost so much during the Vietnam War. Shrapnel in the Heart is a collection of letters written by the friends and families of soldiers who died in America's most unpopular war. These words of those who lost loved ones in Vietnam resonate with sorrow, anger, confusion and shame, but most of all with love.

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Laura Palmer is the author of Shrapnel in the Heart: Letters and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has collaborated on a number of other books, including the New York Times bestseller Escape and To Catch a Predator with NBC’s Chris Hansen. She lives in New York City. View titles by Laura Palmer

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