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An infantryman's riveting letters from Vietnam, preserved for fifty years by his family, share experiences of living the war that are honest, raw, and graphic. A journalist and soldier with the 25th Infantry Division, riding armored personnel carriers into rice paddies, engaging in night time sweeps of the combat area, Sgt. Peter Langlois chronicles the smells, sights, and sounds during some of the darkest days of the war from 1968 - '69. He would return home to a nation still protesting the war in which his younger sister, Annette, had walked to class behind National Guardsmen marching across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Their correspondence and her poetry offer a unique perspective of the war in Vietnam and social change happening at home. Together, they share what was learned and what was lost.

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Annette Langlois Grunseth has a BA in Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a lifetime member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. She is retired from a career in marketing and Public Relations and lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with her husband John, where they both advocate for equal rights. Peter R. Langlois received a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and served in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals. He returned home to a career in news reporting, public relations, and raised a family.

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