{"product_id":"from-a-marine-paperback","title":"From a Marine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert H. Waldruff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaden Waldruff\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Robert Waldruff returned home - with \"luck and divine grace\" - from the Vietnam Conflict, he put the memories behind and began his pursuit of the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 35 years, those memories stayed locked inside. \u003cbr\u003eIt happened. He served. And that was that.\u003cbr\u003eWhen his grown daughter Paden - born while Waldruff served in the Western Pacific - wanted to learn about her dad's \"Vietnam War,\" he immediately agreed. The two started a two-and-a-half-year correspondence that explored personal and family history as well as Vietnam. \u003cbr\u003eIn 2016, Waldruff enrolled in the Mighty Pen Project, a class at the Virginia War Memorial where veterans reflect, record, and memorialize their experiences. \u003cem\u003eFrom a Marine\u003c\/em\u003e includes a selection of Waldruff's short stories, poems, and his one-act play, \u003cem\u003eGuardian Angels\u003c\/em\u003e, which was professionally produced in September 2021 by Firehouse Theatre, Richmond, VA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"... sense courage and spirit in these pages, Robert's toughness leavened by time and empathy. You may see that, like me, you can trust him when you struggle somewhat. Robert is here in these hard-won words. You can lean on the lessons he shares.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-David L. Robbins, New York Times best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eIsaac's Beacon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWar of the Rats\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47186674254073,"sku":"9781735887234","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Z05pZFNBakd3THVpRzFKenpZWGVXQT09.webp?v=1767845078","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/from-a-marine-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}