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visions

The impetus for writing this book was it is a reiteration of actual personal letters of soldiers who were killed in combat (KIA).  The letters that were to be sent to loved ones also included small diaries.  These letters were mostly indistinguishable because of age, weather and blood.  They were in an old army duffel bag and included correspondence from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Note: the Vietnam-era letters were obtained in the ‘60s and ‘70s. I had friends who fought and died there.  Although barely legible and in some cases, they were unable to decipher, they had a central theme: fear of dying and fear they would not cover/protect their fellow brothers in arms.  But other thoughts were revealed: hope, aspiration, families, and dreams for the future, none of which will ever come true…