I am a Vietnam ‘widow of the heart’
I just watched a short video about this project and was reminded of my own story in 1968 during the Vietnam War. I came to this website and felt inspired to write my story for the first time. Just as your stories touched me deeply as the story of my past, I hope you will be uplifted by my story ‘from the future’ of all of your lives.
The first story I read was Katie Swenson’s, and it was like reading my own story. The difference between Katie and I is that Tom and I didn’t get married before he deployed for Vietnam. So I didn’t have a ring or a title, but he had my heart and my dreams. And six months later when I received the news right before finals week at college, my entire world fell apart.
I was 18. And I cried for a very long time, years. … Continue Reading
