With Love, Stan
I heard from a friend of a friend the other day. Karen Ross Epp sent an e-mail. She knows Beverley Buller who wrote From Emporia: The Story of William Allen White.
Karen Ross Epp told me a little about the book she wrote about her brother, Stanley Ross, who died in Vietnam in 1969.
With Love, Stan: A Soldier’s Letters From Vietnam to the World is filled with letters that Stan Ross wrote to his family from the time he was in basic training until he was killed in the war.
Well, just the thought of putting together a book like that makes me cry, but it does sound like a fascinating story. Haven’t read it yet, but I’d like to.
Anyway, besides that, Karen’s letter got me thinking – why don’t I have a blogroll for Kansas writers? I kind of did once upon a time, but merged that with Favorite Blogs. Now, I’ve decided to start a separate listing on the right of this page for Kansas Writers.
The poem is incredibly moving. It was sad, but when I got to the part about the returned cookies, that’s when the tears came, and the rest of the poem is equally painful. It’s something that will stick with me.
Janet
I’d like to read that book someday too. I’m a huge supporter of our military and even though I wasn’t alive during Vietnam the stories that I’ve heard from Vets and my own research are sad.
My boyfriend and I both have POW bracelets for Vietnam Veterans. He’s had his so long that it actually broke and we’re having another one made. We wear them every day and think about them everyday.
To those who served Thank You and Welcome Home!