Knowing When to Walk Away: Unheard Cries from Vietnam Vets and Families by Ruth

Description: Knowing When to Walk Away by Ruth Johnson This story is dedicated to all of the "battered wives" throughout the world. I would like to plead with them to seek help and assistance. This is the story of my life, spent with an American soldier before and after the war in Vietnam. Though the events took place many years ago, I feel that this story should be shared with todays families and soldiers, so that they might not make the same mistakes our family made. There is a wall in Washington, DC inscribed with the names of soldiers who lost their lives in the war. This country also recognizes the POWs, MIAs those wounded in action. However, no one seems to recognize, or mention, those damaged mentally and emotionally by the war. For many of these soldiers, the conflict is still raging - in their minds, in their homes and in their relationship with loved ones. America is once again at war, and many soldiers — men and women — are coming home severely disturbed, mentally and emotionally, and are not getting the help they need. My family still feels the pain — decades later — caused when my husband, and the father of my children, returned home physically, but not mentally or emotionally. The battery and assault I suffered as a result should have been addressed, and could have been prevented, by the army. Instead, my pleas were overlooked. Mine was not the only family affected — I witnessed many more families broken up as a result of the effects of the war on our soldiers. I feel that we, as Americans, need to put more of an emphasis on the welfare of our soldiers and their families — those who served in past wars, soldiers presently serving and participants in future conflicts. To this day, I am overwhelmed with sadness and sympathy for the families of those Vietnam vets who returned emotionally broken and mentally injured. I walked away to save my life and the lives of my children after 10 years of abuse, giving up all of the years I spent with my soldier. My husband and my family did not deserve this outc FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This story is dedicated to all of the "battered wives" throughout the world. I would like to plead with them to seek help and assistance. This is the story of my life, spent with an American soldier before and after the war in Vietnam. Though the events took place many years ago, I feel that this story should be shared with todays families and soldiers, so that they might not make the same mistakes our family made. There is a wall in Washington, DC inscribed with the names of soldiers who lost their lives in the war. This country also recognizes the POWs, MIAs those wounded in action. However, no one seems to recognize, or mention, those damaged mentally and emotionally by the war. For many of these soldiers, the conflict is still raging - in their minds, in their homes and in their relationship with loved ones. America is once again at war, and many soldiers -- men and women -- are coming home severely disturbed, mentally and emotionally, and are not getting the help they need. My family still feels the pain -- decades later -- caused when my husband, and the father of my children, returned home physically, but not mentally or emotionally.The battery and assault I suffered as a result should have been addressed, and could have been prevented, by the army.Instead, my pleas were overlooked. Mine was not the only family affected -- I witnessed many more families broken up as a result of the effects of the war on our soldiers. I feel that we, as Americans, need to put more of an emphasis on the welfare of our soldiers and their families -- those who served in past wars, soldiers presently serving and participants in future conflicts. To this day, I am overwhelmed with sadness and sympathy for the families of those Vietnam vets who returned emotionally broken and mentally injured. I walked away to save my life and the lives of my children after 10 years of abuse, giving up all of the years I spent with my soldier. My husband and my family did not deserve this outc Details ISBN143432835X Author Ruth Johnson Short Title KNOWING WHEN TO WALK AWAY Pages 128 Language English ISBN-10 143432835X ISBN-13 9781434328359 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 DEWEY B Subtitle Unheard Cries from Vietnam Vets and Families Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Affiliation Clinical Midwife, Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, c/o Ward 20, Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Crewe, CW1 4QJ Formerly Senior Lecturer Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Place of Publication Bloomington Imprint AuthorHouse UK Release Date 2007-08-18 AU Release Date 2007-08-18 NZ Release Date 2007-08-18 US Release Date 2007-08-18 Publisher AuthorHouse Publication Date 2007-08-18 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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