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The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War In Iraq

The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War In Iraq

Current price: $19.94
Publication Date: June 1st, 2011
Publisher:
Stackpole Books
ISBN:
9780811708463
Pages:
336
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Description

Learn more now at author Kirsten Holmstedt's website. Deeply personal and emotional accounts of more than a dozen American soldiers returning home from the war in Iraq Includes women from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard Inspiring stories of courage while recovering from physical and psychological wounds The frustrations of navigating the military bureaucracy to get help How combat affects someone's entire life, including her family and friends.

About the Author

Kirsten Holmstedt is a graduate of Drake University's School of Journalism and the University of North Carolina Wilmington's master of fine arts program. She has been writer-in-residence at the College of William and Mary and currently teaches writing at a community college. Her previous books are the highly acclaimed Band of Sisters and The Girls Come Marching Home. She has appeared on PBS, the BBC, and C-SPAN, among other TV and radio programs. As an expert on and advocate for female service members, she has testified before Congress and spoken to countless businesses and colleges around the country. She lives in Connecticut.