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Letters on the Wall: Offerings and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Wow! What a tribute! It's about time, we've heard too much about the guys who came back broken in body and spirit, addicted to drugs and despair.
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Mike Sofarelli, a Marine, came home missing part of his leg but he came back whole.
The proof of this is the wonderful book his son, Michael, has written as a tribute to him. The book is hopeful, heartbreaking and, at some points, wryly amusing.
It tells the story of how the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, The "Wall" went from being reviled when the design was unveiled to the most visited site in the National Parks system.
The true authors are the thousands of loved ones who left rememberances near the monument.
Buy the book, visit "The Wall" and thank a vet!

This is an exceptional book - very emotional and touching. In fact, I found it hard to get through more than a few pages with a dry eye. As one who is too young to remember the Vietnam era, this book helped me to better understand this part of our country's history. Highly recommended!

After visiting Washington DC on an impromptu vacation last year and standing before the names on the Vietnam Wall, I was very interested in the people who lost a loved one and how the war affected those left at home. This book is full of real letters that friends, family members and military members left at "the wall"...their personal feelings, things they never got the chance to say, apologies, memories, etc. You will not be able to read this without a box of tissues nearby!