Document Type
2001-2020 Army
Date
2024
Date of Submission
November 2024
Keywords
Mighty Pen Project, Veteran, Memoir, Vietnam, Combat, suicide, religion, PTSD, Trauma, Connection, ISIS, Iraq, Homelessness, love
Abstract
A contemplation on trauma, god, and the raw bloody horror of being caught between war's teeth. Two veterans from different wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan, have a conversation, trying to understand their shared grief.
Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.
Rights
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Is Part Of
Mighty Pen Project