Stolen Valor

By B.G. Burkett, Glenna Whitley,

Book cover of Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History

Book description

Military documents reveal decades of deceit about the Vietnam War and myths perpetuated by the mainstream media

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1 author picked Stolen Valor as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I believe this book is the most important book written about the aftermath of the war, and the impact it had on “those who went.” Author Burkett describes himself as a Vietnam Veteran, but one who served in an administrative capacity and seldom in harm’s way. Upon returning home in 1969, he witnessed, first-hand, the disrespect given to those who went to war by those who stayed home. In 1996, Burkett was enlisted by a group of citizens who were trying to build a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Monument in Fair Park near downtown Dallas to help them raise the necessary…

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