Out of the Ashes

Imagine the pent up pain, passion and stifled creative impulses deep within the soul of the returned veteran from the foul, smoldering violent experience that was Vietnam back in the day. Imagine that passion and pain exploding out of the hearts and minds of those veterans, all over the country, eager to find a way to memorialize that experience and pay respect to those they served with, and sometimes held close as their buddies died in their arms. The result is a vast collection of memorials of all kinds, some as small as a shoebox, others a whole city block, and some even larger...all to pay homage to a time in our lives that nobody else was eager to embrace. Visiting them all, more than 700 so far, was a life changing experience for the author. And the stories he uncovered of veterans going above and beyond on behalf of others, often at a great cost to themselves, illuminated the spirit of the veteran in American life in his eyes as nothing else could. Journey with veteran, Bruce Campbell, as he uncovers his past on an entirely unique and satisfying path, and shares with you some incredible stories of suffering, sharing and overwhelming support from unexpected corners of the United States of America.