The way she remembered her husband who was killed in Vietnam was tender and passionately. Hiding them in casket she buries them away for over four decades. How do you deal with loss so great that it consumes you? How do you come to terms with the fact that the man you married, loved and adored will never hold you again? How long will it take for your memories of that person to fade, until photographs are the only thing that helps you remember? When dealing with grief, some of us cry, scream, hide ourselves away? In this story of loss and remembrance, the one left behind by the spoils and blood of war, takes all of her husbands letters, photographs and uniforms. **I recieved this book from Goodreads First Reads.** How do you deal with loss so great that it consumes you? How do you come to terms with the fact that the man you married, loved and adored will never hold you again? How long will it take for your memories of that person to fade, until photographs are the only thing that helps you remember? When dealing with grief, some of us cry, scream, hide ourselves away? In this story of loss and remembrance, the one left behind by the spoils and blood of **I recieved this book from Goodreads First Reads.** But, what I found was her Strength and determination to tie the loose ends together of her short marriage and the people that impacted their lives. No, I'm not going to tell you what she found. Her husband had a Heart felt Impact on his fellow soldiers that after Ruth started going to the reunions she began to get a much better feeling of who he was as a soldier.Īs the story unfolds and winds down the contents are revealed. Now, the author is struggling to find out how and why he died. ![]() Her husband,an officer, died in Viet Nam in 1969 after just 3 years of marriage. Her fierce desire to exhume his coffin after 40 years in the ground (not the body for he was cremated) and to retrieve the personal contents she placed in the empty coffin was an issue that made an emotional personal debate - it's the right thing to do or not? Her story becomes so convincing and CLEAR that you feel that you are right there by her side. ![]() ![]() The author, Ruth W Crocker, kept my interest through out - which is good because this type of story could have lulled me to sleep - IT DIDN'T. The Advanced Reader's Edition book was for me an unusual story. Her fierce desire to exhume his coffin after 40 years in the ground (not the body for he was cremated) and to retrieve the personal I received this book from Goodreads and the publisher for my review. I received this book from Goodreads and the publisher for my review. A compelling true story with a surprising revelation for those who seek to understand the sources of resilience and emotional transformation following heartbreaking loss, demonstrating the tenacious will of the human spirit to heal.more She discovers years later that those who survived the war - his comrades devoted to keeping his memory alive - would bring the ultimate healing into her life. His young widow, in an act of love, is inspired to climb to the treacherous north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps to find solace. She discovers years later that those who survived the war - his comrades devoted to keeping his memory alive - would bring the ultimate healing i A secret is revealed long after the battlefield death of a beloved and courageous army officer. A secret is revealed long after the battlefield death of a beloved and courageous army officer.
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