Stories Never Told

A Country Girl, A City Boy, and Death in Vietnam

By: Bonnie J Cotton

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Paperback | 15 July 2024

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190 Pages

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"Stories Never Told: A Country Girl, a City Boy, and Death in Vietnam" is a young widow's memoir of discovering love and happiness, experiencing her most profound grief, and finding healing moments over time. She was motivated by an ideal of stoic bravery and strengthened by an interior resiliency. The book addresses the struggle to find meaning in the death of a twenty-four-year-old husband, father of two, once alive with hope and endless possibilities. After fifty years of silent grieving, Bonnie Cotton writes for her children and grandchildren, sharing the memories of life with one other person, who is now long dead. These stories are particular to her experience but, unfortunately, are not unique, for widows, parents, children, and friends continue to grieve because of the violence in our schools and streets and the foolishness of war. May those who read, whether family, friends, or strangers, take comfort.

Bonnie writes: There is comfort in having been loved by him-"a bloom of humanity plucked from life-unique and irreplaceable" (words from Bill Chandler's Memorial Service, August 24, 1972)

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"Bonnie's book is beautiful, full of stories of love, loneliness, bravery, and sorrow. Those words also apply to friendships and recollections for people like myself -- a soldier and colleague with Bill Chandler who felt deeply his sudden and unexpected loss. In combat, everyone's war is different, depending on where one was assigned, whom one worked for and with, and when those experiences took place in the war. It took me many years, but with the help of family, friends, and colleagues, I, too, found a way to mend my badly bruised heart through memory and thoughtful comments from others. Bonnie's wisdom will help you understand that we are never alone."

Colonel John Haseman, US Army Retired. Author of "In the Mouth of the Dragon: Memoir of a District Advisor in the Mekong Delta, 1971-1973"

"Widowed at 24 and left with two young daughters to raise when her husband was killed in action in the waning months of the Vietnam War, author Bonnie Cotton's beautifully written memoir of love, loss, grief, resilience, and renewal is a powerful and heartbreaking reminder of the immense sacrifices made not only by the fallen service members our country sends into harm's way but also by their spouses, children, parents, siblings, classmates and friends and the men and women with whom they serve."

Michael F Delaney, Captain, US Army, MACV Advisory Team 88, Republic of Vietnam - 1971-72

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