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Wars Remembered (2003), Shaun O’Connell
Wars Remembered (2003), Shaun O’Connell
New England Journal of Public Policy
O'Connell speaks about his father, among other war veterans, dealing with the effects of the wars they fought in. He explains his father's history from how he enilisted to how he died. He also touches upon other's war experiences and writing about the after effects of them as well.
Reprinted from New England Journal of Public Policy 19, no. 1 (2003), article 3.
Appointment At Bu Dop, Brian Wright O'Connor
Appointment At Bu Dop, Brian Wright O'Connor
New England Journal of Public Policy
Brian O’Connor writes about his father, who was killed in Viet Nam. He methodically documents his father’s battle with Viet Cong forces, recreates the circumstances that led to his death, and describes his unquenchable to-the-death devotion to his squad. Lieutenant Colonel Mortimer Lenane O’Connor, the son concludes, was “a gung-ho infantry officer, a West Pointer with a sense of gallows humor who believed that large-force engagements were the quickest way to conclude the war.” Earlier this year the University of Pennsylvania awarded his father posthumously a doctorate for the thesis he was working on when he put everything aside and …
A Corner Of Maine, Richard Card
A Corner Of Maine, Richard Card
New England Journal of Public Policy
The author talks about his grandfather and the memories he had of him as a child. He speaks of his grampy's war time and the cottage he would visit.