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Sullivan, Gwen; Pearce, Clark

 
9781095597606: Some Came Home, But Never Returned

Synopsis

This book is about a soldier, who served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Dennis James Sullivan Jr. was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 2,1950. He graduated from West High School in 1970 in Salt Lake. He was looking forward to his summer of fun when he went to the mailbox, there was a letter from the draft board that said he was drafted into the Army and he was to report to Fort Ord, California. After basic training he went to Fort Riley, Texas where he trained with the 9th Infantry Division. Soon he was off to Vietnam. On May 1st General Chritenburger took the 9th Infantry and the 3rd Brigade into the Mekong Delta into Cambodia. Dennis Sullivan was wounded on May 16th in the chest and in the right leg with shrap metal. Dennis was awarded the Medal of Honor unofficially, and a Purple Heart with two clusters. He is not on the Medal of Honor list because he was in Cambodia. The same time he was there President Nixon said our soldiers were not there. There was a write up in the Salt Lake Tribune about a decorated soldier, Dennis James Sullivan Jr. Dave Phillips from the VA. stated that he received the Sliver Star and was buried with a 21 gun solute. Dennis died on March 2, 1993 of a long illness. He suffered from Post Tramatic Stress disorder. flashback and horrible dreams. He was a victim of the Vietnam war and so did his wife and children. Clark and I wrote this book to help other families understand what there loved ones who fought in any war get the effects of combat experiences and PTSD. Writing this book helped me forgive him for the things that he did to my children and too me. We understand now what he went through. Maybe others will find it in their hearts to forgive there loved ones who were in any war.

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