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Coming Home - A Soldier Returns from Korea (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 990
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Coming Home - A Soldier Returns from Korea (Paperback)
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Loot Price R499
Discovery Miles 4 990
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Daniel Wolfe traces the sometimes humorous, sometimes horrifying,
and frequently poignant travails of a young Korean War vet
returning to the Bronx to begin "the rest of the story." Veterans
and their loved ones will relate to the respect and understanding
with which Wolfe depicts his former buddies on the front line. His
take on the psychological toll of warfare offers perspective and
hope for light at the end of the tunnel. Short chapters recount
young Danny's discovery that he qualifies for college under the GI
Bill; his adventures as a high school biology teacher in the Bronx;
his courtship of his wife, life with three children in suburbia,
the couple's migration as "snowbirds" to Florida, a subsequent move
to North Carolina, and finally a return to New York. An army
reunion 45 years after his discharge led Dan to recollect
long-suppressed Korean War experiences, learn the ends of some
dramatic episodes, and receive a long-overdue medal. Wolfe's gift
for tragicomedy shines as he recalls characters encountered in a
life well lived: Sam, the mentally challenged bowling alley clerk,
paints extraordinary pictures on the cardboard sheets that line
boxes of corn muffins; Adrian, a lighting salesman with a
decorator's flair, suddenly bursts out speaking in tongues over
dinner; and macabre Louis Saint Louis uses his blood as a metaphor
in his artworks. With a few deft strokes, Wolfe captures the
essence of these and other characters in their beautiful and
bewildering humanity. Readers who seek a good story, a good laugh,
and a good man need look no further. Dan Wolfe, former off-the-curb
champ, hits the ball right out of the park.
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