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Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
- Where War Comes Home
Engelsk Paperback

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

- Where War Comes Home
Engelsk Paperback

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Gifted writer and reporter Robert Poole opens Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery with preparations for Memorial Day when thousands of families come to visit those buried in the 624-acre cemetery, legions of Rolling Thunder motorcyclists patrol the streets with fluttering POW flags, and service members place miniature flags before each of Arlington''s graves. Section 60, where many of those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan have been laid to rest alongside service members from earlier wars, is a fourteen-acre plot that looms far larger in the minds and hearts of Americans. It represents a living, breathing community of fellow members of the military, family members, friends, and loved ones of those who have fallen to the new weapons of war: improvised explosive devices, suicide bombs, and enemies who blend in with local populations. Several of the newest recruits for Section 60 have been brought there by suicide or post-traumatic stress disorder, a war injury newly described but dating to ancient times.

Using this section as a window into the latest wars, Poole recounts stories of courage and sacrifice by fallen heroes, and explores the ways in which soldiers’ comrades, friends, and families honor and remember those lost to war--carrying on with life in the aftermath of tragedy. Section 60 is a moving tribute to those who have fought and died for our country, and to those who love them.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9781620402955
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1620402955
Udg. Dato:
14 jan 2016
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
235mm
Højde:
158mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Oplagsdato:
14 jan 2016
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