"Operation Homecoming" Excerpt: Losing a Son in Iraq

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Description: Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=556 Andrew Carroll reads from and discusses a mother's essay describing her experiences in coping with the death of her son in Iraq. This excerpt is from the book "Operation Homecoming," featuring essays written by U.S. soldiers or their families and edited by Carroll. ----- Andrew Carroll discusses his new book "Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families." The first book of its kind, "Operation Homecoming" is the result of a major initiative launched by the National Endowment for the Arts to bring distinguished writers to military bases and inspire U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen and their families to record their wartime experiences. - Tattered Cover Andrew Carroll is the executive director of the American Poetry & Literacy Project, a national nonprofit organization that promotes literacy and encourages a greater public awareness of poetry.
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dcabos ::: Favorites this is stuff is so heartbreaking. but it needs to be done. i heard pbs is going to air a whole documentary on operation homecoming. should be very interesting to watch. 07-02-16 16:52:30 _____________________________________________________