Amid 150,000 people, the author re-meets an old schoolmate at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedication in Washington, DC, and what unfolds is a love story Between two unlikely people
Mike, a veteran of 173 rd Airborne Brigade and Ranger medic / LRRP , haunted by his time in service, and Martha , a successful NYC entrepreneur and designer with a client list of fashion superstars .
Through their letters, it becomes both of their stories, A Double Memoir, true story..
Martha tells the story partly through Mike\'s letters , from the early romantic stages, and after the couple is married when Mike re-ups in t he USArmy .
Now, Martha\'s clients are dying of AIDS .
Through their 3003-day journey, Martha eloquently describes their effort to recover Mike\'s lost self as he is diagnosed with PTSD , as well as her own recovery after the loss of their child, poisoned by Agent Orange .
Amid 150,000 people, the author re-meets an old schoolmate at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedication in Washington, DC, and what unfolds is a love story Between two unlikely people
Mike, a veteran of 173 rd Airborne Brigade and Ranger medic / LRRP , haunted by his time in service, and Martha , a successful NYC entrepreneur and designer with a client list of fashion superstars