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Three Days Past Yesterday: A Black Woman's Journey Through Incredibility by Doris I. "Lucki" Allen
Although one might think that all the military tales of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam have been told, "Three Days Past A Black Woman’s Journey Through Incredibility" proves that there is more to tell. Using poetry and prose, Doris I. "Lucki" Allen reveals the untold story of a black woman soldier in Vietnam. She served in military intelligence, fighting for the respect of her male peers while supplying information that could save their lives. "Three Days Past Yesterday" is not only a military tale. It is an American tale as the author paints pictures of America and of the sensibilities that she took with her to Vietnam, which include her Southern roots and experiences in a segregated America. She lets us know that the legacy of Vietnam lives on, as she and many others continue to live with PTSD and other invisible wounds of war. "Three Days Past Yesterday is a story of hope, told with the raw realities in plain sight." Bishop Yvette A. Flunder Presiding Bishop of Refuge Ministries
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February 2, 2021
As a combat women veteran, I often listen to stories of other women veterans because they are all different, even if two women fought in the same war, their stories are different. I am really happy that Ms. Allen told her story about what she experienced, what she saw and the impacts in her daily life after returning home from Vietnam after serving three tours in the Intelligence Corps. I actually met her and she gave me a signed copy of her book at an event.
The things that stood out to me most is when when she spoke about a friend who worked at a hospital in Vietnam who was literally amputating limbs and binding the stubs from amputations but when that friend got back to the States, her friend was not allowed to give a simple IV in the inner city hospital without permission. That’s heartbreaking.
The other things that stood out was these two things she said “Will this feeling of helplessness ever go away? I’m still stuck in Vietnam. I still feel helpless.” AND “I’ve been so long looking for my body. Did i leave it in Vietnam or did i leave it at “The Wall?” I can’t imagine the pain that this must cause her.
I struggled with the format of the book. I thought it was a book with one story like a traditional book. But it is a book filled with poetry and prose, which means that there is not a connection from one page to the next. If only I read the back of the book, i would have known that. But nevertheless, i got threw the book.
I also struggled with her choice of words. The book started off in a conversational style but I got tripped up with her words. For example, she used words like erstwhile instead of just saying the past. She used vicissitude instead of just saying change. The list goes on….phantasmagoric, sallow, contralto, esoterically, adage, etc. If the book was not written in a conversational style, I would have no problem with the word choice. But these are not words the average person use in everyday conversations.
The things that stood out to me most is when when she spoke about a friend who worked at a hospital in Vietnam who was literally amputating limbs and binding the stubs from amputations but when that friend got back to the States, her friend was not allowed to give a simple IV in the inner city hospital without permission. That’s heartbreaking.
The other things that stood out was these two things she said “Will this feeling of helplessness ever go away? I’m still stuck in Vietnam. I still feel helpless.” AND “I’ve been so long looking for my body. Did i leave it in Vietnam or did i leave it at “The Wall?” I can’t imagine the pain that this must cause her.
I struggled with the format of the book. I thought it was a book with one story like a traditional book. But it is a book filled with poetry and prose, which means that there is not a connection from one page to the next. If only I read the back of the book, i would have known that. But nevertheless, i got threw the book.
I also struggled with her choice of words. The book started off in a conversational style but I got tripped up with her words. For example, she used words like erstwhile instead of just saying the past. She used vicissitude instead of just saying change. The list goes on….phantasmagoric, sallow, contralto, esoterically, adage, etc. If the book was not written in a conversational style, I would have no problem with the word choice. But these are not words the average person use in everyday conversations.
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