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Chapter 10 is the crux of the book; the author's grandmother learns, in 1976, of a report indicating that her son was taken prisoner in Laos, but the government seems to want to bury the report. This book really illuminated the POW/MIA issue, showing what families have endured to keep hope going as they seek answers about their children's/siblings' disappearances.
— May 10, 2020 08:40AM
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Hector
is on page 95 of 264
Jessica tells of her mother's trip to Paris in '75 to meet, fruitlessly, with Vietnamese and Laotian ambassadors. J. then jumps ahead to her mother's last days, when she wanted her daughter to understand what Ed (J.'s grandfather) and Jack (J.'s uncle) went through. Chapter 8 tells of Ed's family's activism in the 70s to get the government to look into the rescue of MIA vets.
— May 06, 2020 03:19PM
Hector
is on page 71 of 264
The book opens with Jessica discovering, after her mother's death, documents about her uncle Jack's disappearance in Laos during the Vietnam War. This leads to the story of her grandfather, Ed, who was a prisoner of war in WWII; in the 70s, Ed goes to Southeast Asia to see if he can find out if Jack is a POW. Jessica herself goes to Vietnam in 2013 and recounts her trip there.
— May 03, 2020 06:01AM
