Poetry Gives Vets a Voice in New Book ‘Letters, Medals, Roses’

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• USA - English

LEMONT, Ill. (PRWEB) September 18, 2015 -- Author Marjorie A. Brockman has been writing poetry since high school. So when she met with Vietnam veterans and heard their stories, she knew just the medium to record their accounts. Her new book of poetry, “Letters, Medals, Roses” (published by Trafford Publishing), puts readers into the hearts and minds of the soldiers of the Vietnam War.

“My book is a group of poems on different topics of the Vietnam War – children who never met their fathers wondering what it would be like to play ball with them, mothers who put their sons on planes for Vietnam and hoping they would come home,” Brockman says.

“Letters, Medals, Roses” gives a voice to Vietnam veterans. The book discusses not only those who lost their lives, but also those who came back from the war broken – mentally or physically. Brockman hopes her book will resonate with soldiers of any war and that Vietnam veterans will think of the book as a just tribute to the sacrifices they made.

Brockman wants readers to leave “Letters, Medals, Roses” with the realization that the Vietnam War was unlike any other war fought because of the toll it took on soldiers.

“Letters, Medals, Roses”
By Marjorie A. Brockman
Softcover | 6 x 8.5 in | 56 pages | ISBN 9781412093033
E-Book | 56 pages | ISBN 9781425196875
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
Marjorie A. Brockman started writing poetry in her senior year of high school. After getting involved with the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade in Chicago in 1986, she began writing poetry to describe the many emotions expressed and issues raised by the Vietnam War and the veterans' experiences. She has a bachelor’s degree in business from Elmhurst College and a Masters of Business Administration from DePaul University and a Certificate of Completion in Managed Care from Benedictine University. She is currently employed at Argonne National Laboratory.

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