Everything Changed: The VietNam War and American Culture - Lessons Not Learned
Submitted by: Heyward Macdonald
Category: Books
In this study you will find the objective of this book by Dr. Heyward H. Macdonald, a VietNam Veteran who has spent many years since his return mulling over and studying his nation’s involvement in that violent war and in our subsequent conflicts, apparently equally unsuccessful. The writer is very candid regarding both our Civilian and Military leadership and our people’s own personal and corporate responsibility for engaging in such wars. It is, indeed, a well-researched statement and plea for involved and informed citizenship in the formation of public policy.
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About the author:
Heyward H. Macdonald was commissioned a Lieutenant of Artillery, United States Army, upon graduation from U.Va in 1964 and served as an Army Ordinance Officer in Vietnam at the forward firebase of the First Infantry Division in 1966 and 1967. He has two Master’s Degrees and became a student of the psychology and spirituality of Vietnam Veterans while earning a doctorate at Virginia Theological Seminary. Dr. Macdonald has worked through the VA to help some veterans of this war come to terms with their issues resulting from their VietNam service. He was an Episcopal Priest and Educator in Virginia and Maryland for 32 years, and with his older son returned to Vietnam for a month in 1999 to travel throughout the country. He reports that he was stunned to be welcomed by old adversaries literally with open arms. Dr. Macdonald in retirement has served the Osher Institute at the University of Virginia for seven years on the board of directors and continues as an instructor and lecturer. He also enjoys teaching as a substitute at the Miller School of Albemarle and lives near Charlottesville with his wife, Sandy.