Although the Vietnam War officially ended in 1975, it still rages in the lives of thousands of Veterans and their families. Why do so many veterans suffer from flashbacks, depression, fits of rage, nightmares, emotional numbing, substance abuse, and helplessness? Author and Vietnam Veteran Chuck Dean endured years of agony and has some answers through those trials. In "Nam Vet", Chuck explains what causes these symptoms and gives guidance on to break free from self-destructive behaviors. Let the past be the past at last.
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Chuck Dean is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He was one of the first three hundred paratroopers to be deployed in 1965. After his wartime service he spent two years as a Drill Instructor at Ft. Ord, California.Chuck has worked with thousands of soldiers and veterans in the U.S. and across the globe--including Russia, Italy, Canada, and France. His mission has always been to help other veterans find positive solutions to the many challenges of transitioning home after wartime service.
In the Spring of 2004, Chuck was invited by the U.S. Army to assist the paratroopers of the 173d Airborne Brigade in their re-adjustment after combat in Iraq. His focus while at their re-deployment base camp in Vicenza, Italy was to help the troops re-integrate with their loved ones, and re-adjust to peacetime conditions after prolonged combat exposure in Northern Iraq. The 173d is the same unit Chuck served with as a young paratrooper in Vietnam.
He continues to write and live in Seattle, Washington, and is the author of several books on recovery issues, including his best-selling "Nam Vet: Making Peace with Your Past". More than 250,000 copies of a recent book written for the modern warriors, "Down Range: To Iraq and Back" has been distributed to the military both at home and in the war zones. "After Ashcroft" and the sequel "The Second Crow" are his latest works of fiction and can be found on www.amazon.com.
