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Undesirable: The Vietnam War And A FatherS Battle For Justice
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The Powerful True Story Of A ParentS Unflagging Battle On Behalf Of A Beloved Son Struggling With Ptsd, Mental Illness, And Addiction And A Family Who Bore The Burdens Of War For Decades.In January 1969, Angry After A Fight With His Father, NineteenYearOld Doug JohnsonIn What Will Be A Fateful ChoiceDecides To Enlist In The Army. Once In Vietnam As A Point Man, Doug Becomes Addicted To Speed And Heroin, Goes Awol Multiple Times, And Is Court Martialed And Imprisoned. In Order To Avoid A Second Court Martial, He Agrees To Accept An Undesirable Discharge That Denies Him Veterans Benefits And Any Recognition Of His Wartime Service. In Late August 1970, Drugged, Malnourished, And Clutching The Sandal Of A Dead Viet Cong, Doug Staggers Off A Plane Into The Arms Of His Father.But DougS Return Home Is Only The Beginning Of This Story. The Core Of Undesirable Recounts Another War: DougS Father Against The Us Army. For Three Years, He Fights To Have His SonS Undesirable Discharge Changed To Honorable. Half A Century Later Laura KalpakianDevoted Daughter And SisterExhumes The Evidence Her Father Collected. From This Trove Of Documents She Assembles A Heartbreaking Story Of A FatherS Love For His Son And A SonS Experience At War. Undesirable: The Vietnam War And A FatherS Battle For Justice Demands That We Ask What WeAnd Our GovernmentOwe To Our Veterans For The Physical, Psychological, And Emotional Sacrifices They And Their Families Make.
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