One man's tale of love, war and recovery. The year is 1971 and with the war raging in Vietnam a young high school graduate, Luke Barnes, figures with a draft number of 11 he may as well join up and get his choice of service—the Air Force. His selected MOS of 'Combat Controller' looks daring and exciting, little does he know it would be a fateful choice. In the month before Basic training he idyllically passes the time with his steady high school sweetheart. Both are full of life, and at the same time a bit melancholy about what the future holds for them both during Luke's very likely deployment to Southeast Asia. It Does Mean Something...A novel of Love during the Vietnam War, an Empty Homecoming, and recovery was written by a veteran of this era from his personal experiences to weave a moving and true-to-life story of the Vietnam experience at the very end of the conflict and the chaotic final pull out.

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This is not a “how to” book; rather, it is a “how it was” description of a man experiencing profound grief and gradually healing and moving toward learning to love again. Through vignettes and relevant poetry, the reader will become enmeshed in this account of lost love and the indomitable desire to love again. Death is seen not only as an ending, but also as an opportunity for a new beginning.

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This original compilation presents 10 chilling tales of terror, two haunting poems, and an essay by an unjustly neglected author. Edward Lucas White weaves a tapestry of weird stories populated by ghouls, monsters, and creatures of ancient myth.