Shrapnel in the Heart: Letters and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Paperback

by Laura Palmer (Author)

Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become the embodiment of America's pain, grief and healing in the wake of our least popular war. Shrapnel in the Heart is an evocative, heart-wrenching collection of over 100 letters left at the memorial--and the stories of the wives, children and buddies who wrote them. Photos.

Front Jacket

For the first time, one book gives voice to the haunting, painful, tender, and healing tales of those who lost so much in America's least popular war.

Author Biography

Laura Palmer is the author of Shrapnel in the Heart: Letters and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has collaborated on a number of other books, including the New York Times bestseller Escape and To Catch a Predator with NBC's Chris Hansen. She lives in New York City.