Undesirable The Vietnam War and a Father's Battle for Justice
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Title: Undesirable The Vietnam War and a Father's Battle for Justice
Author: Laura Kalpakian
Category: Nonfiction, History, Military, Vietnam War, United States
Language: English | 149 Pages | ISBN: 9798295515521
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The powerful true story of a parent's unflagging battle on behalf of a beloved son struggling with PTSD, mental illness, and addiction and a family who bore the burdens of war for decades.
In January 1969, angry after a fight with his father, nineteen-year-old Doug Johnson—in what will be a fateful choice—decides to enlist in the Army. Once in Vietnam as a point man, Doug becomes addicted to speed and heroin, goes AWOL multiple times, and is court martialed and imprisoned. In order to avoid a second court martial, he agrees to accept an "undesirable" discharge that denies him veterans' benefits and any recognition of his wartime service. In late August 1970, drugged, malnourished, and clutching the sandal of a dead Viet Cong, Doug staggers off a plane into the arms of his father.
But Doug's return home is only the beginning of this story. The core of Undesirable recounts another war: Doug's father against the US Army. For three years, he...
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The powerful true story of a parent's unflagging battle on behalf of a beloved son struggling with PTSD, mental illness, and addiction and a family who bore the burdens of war for decades.
In January 1969, angry after a fight with his father, nineteen-year-old Doug Johnson—in what will be a fateful choice—decides to enlist in the Army. Once in Vietnam as a point man, Doug becomes addicted to speed and heroin, goes AWOL multiple times, and is court martialed and imprisoned. In order to avoid a second court martial, he agrees to accept an "undesirable" discharge that denies him veterans' benefits and any recognition of his wartime service. In late August 1970, drugged, malnourished, and clutching the sandal of a dead Viet Cong, Doug staggers off a plane into the arms of his father.
But Doug's return home is only the beginning of this story. The core of Undesirable recounts another war: Doug's father against the US Army. For three years, he...
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