Dear Mom: So We Have a War

by Carl Bong

This is a very clean, Fourth Edition, published by Burgess Publishing 1991. Blue boards with gold title on cover and spine. Dust jacket protected with plastic cover. Several small rubbed spots on DJ. Proceeds benefit the Mission and Programs of the Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library

573 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading Richards letters home to his mom. I also loved how he didnt brag about his battle numbers, he has the highest air combat knock downs with 40 and another close to 40 that were possible but were not confirmed. He was just a small town farm boy from Wisconsin that got called to duty and was trained to defend our country to the best of his ability and to fight to stay alive so he could come home and be with his family on the farm. What he wanted the most was for the war to be over and he come home, get married and start a family. He hated all the media attention and special appearences he had to make. But he did enjoy the many celebrities he got to meet and him and Bing Crosby became good friends.
Im proud to be apart of this family and will pass this legacy down to the next generation. War is ugly, and many families have to sacrifice loved ones to keep us all safe and so we can enjoy our freedoms, lets never forget those that fought the battles and didnt come home and those that continue to fight and protect us. I pray we never have to be involved in another war.

[John Dorcey · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an excellent collection of letters home. We are allowed to see war through the eyes of a 20-something pilot as he goes about his everyday life. Sometimes I was left wanting. It would have been even more insightful if we could read, if only several, letters from home.

The fifth edition has a few editing errors not significant enough to detract from the reading.