Blessings: Transforming My Vietnam Experience [Paperback]

Don Yost (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1995

Vietnam veteran Don Yost explores the pain and rage of his experience as a correspondent near Mai Laid in 1968, transforming it through writing to a elegaic and powerful memoir, imbued with a significant message for our time.

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About the Author

Don Yost served as an infantryman and Combat Correspondent in the area around Mai Lai from 1968 to 1969. He is now Founding President of the Montgomery County, PA Chapter of Vietnam veterans of America and Chairman of 'Operation History Book,' and ongoing project in which Vietnam veterans meet with college and high school students to discuss the Vietnam experience.

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556128045
• ISBN-13: 978-1556128042
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,754,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching reality, with a human twist!, June 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Blessings: Transforming My Vietnam Experience (Paperback)

I couldn't put it down! The word "Vietnam" has meant little more to me than buff actors with atitude, this book changed that. It's not a blood and gore or look what America did to me, story. It's an appology and a promise to get over it. Anyone could relate this to the struggles in their own lives and learn how to turn them into something wonderful. This is so wonderfully written that I was able to empathize with this man rather than just have sympathy for him. I have given this to both male and female friends, everyone agrees, it's wonderful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beyond words, January 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Blessings: Transforming My Vietnam Experience (Paperback)

I am not a reader, you'll never find a romance novel in my presence, but I do like war stories. This is anything but, it is a story of a man's love for his family written in a way that would move the most manly of men. It is more of an appology to all of those who he hurt during his healing than a war story but it's written in an entertaining, "laugh while you cry", "I can relate to that", matter of fact manner. It's a must read for anyone and everyone. I have passed it around to friends who have passed it to friends, my copy has been in more homes than me because everyone loves it and relates to it in one way or another.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply Moving and Inspiring: The Antithesis of a "war story", January 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Blessings: Transforming My Vietnam Experience (Paperback)

Don Yost, in Blessings, pulls you into his heart and holds you willingly captive on his journey of self-discovery. Through his first person narrative, he tells a profound story of innocence, disillusionment, and acceptance. His book is a reassuring tribute to all of us who have had "Vietnams" in our own lives.