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"Their pain shimmers across the
years, pure and
undimmed. They pass through life with an empty
room in their hearts where a
father was supposed
to live
and laugh and love. All
their lives they
listen for the
footstep that will never
fall, and long
to know what might
have been."
We Were Soldiers Once and
Young
description of Gold
Star Children.
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Sons and Daughters In
Touch
[Mission: To locate,
unite and provide
support to
Sons, Daughters and other
family members of
those who died or
remain missing as
a result of the
Vietnam War; to
produce a
quarterly newsletter
providing important
information to all
SDIT
stakeholders; to promote
healing via networking
and special projects, to regularly
address high
schools
and college classes in hopes of
providing
education on the historical and
emotional legacy
of war.]
Widows
of War Living Memorial
[What starts as personal loss for a
single widow of
war
is transformed into a story that can
be read by
millions of people. As
visitors wander through the
site, read the stories, and see family pictures
and
keepsakes, they will understand
war on a personal
level. As widows
from around the world share their
stories, they will feel a
growing sense of community.
Their participation in the Living
Memorial creates a
place
of reconciliation and peace, making
this a
pivotal
moment in history, making us
all think
differently about
war.] |
Regret to
Inform
[A PBS page. Sonneborn, a photographer and
visual artist, set
out on a search for
the truth about war and its legacy. The result
is a
moving examination of the impact of war
over time, eloquently
chronicled in her
debut documentary, "REGRET TO
INFORM".]
Regret to
Inform
[Official page. Contains
interviews with American and
Vietnamese
widows from both sides of the conflict who speak
openly about the men they loved and how
war changed their
lives forever.]
T.A.P.S.
[The Tragedy Assistance
Program for Survivors, Inc. is a national
non-profit organization made up of, and providing
services to, all
those who have lost a loved
one while serving in the Armed Forces.
The heart of TAPS
is our national military survivor peer
support
network. We also offer grief
counseling referral, case worker
assistance and crisis
information, all available to help families
and
military personnel cope and recover.]
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