BORN FROM WAR: A Soldier's Quest to Understand Vietnam, Iraq, and the Generational Impact of Conflict

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Seeks to weave together combat experiences of two generations of a military family. Patrick Naughton Sr served in Vietnam with the 82nd Airborne and advising the South Vietnamese Army, while Patrick himself served in Iraq. Three decades of history and politics divided their service yet the similarities between their experiences are undeniably striking. Patrick's attempts to understand his father led to a search for those who served with him in Vietnam, an examination of the personal relationship of a father and son whose few connections have been war, and a quest to understand war and its undeniable generational influence. Contains 16 pages of color plates.