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by Karen Spears Zacharias

Author:

Karen Spears Zacharias

ISBN13:

978-0060721497

ISBN:

0060721499

Language:

English

Publisher:

Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (May 2, 2006)

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Biography

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Leaders & Notable People

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Karen Spears Zacharias’s After the Flag Has Been Folded is an engaging, folksy, sometimes harrowing memoir.

Karen Spears was nine years old, living with her fa. .She and her brother felt abandoned by her mother, she was working so hard to support the family

Karen Spears was nine years old, living with her fa.She and her brother felt abandoned by her mother, she was working so hard to support the family. They both acted out, while the youngest child saw what her brother and sister did and chose not to cause their mother further grief. A very interesting read for those who grew up during the Vietnam er.

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Karen Spears was nine years old, living with her family in a trailer in rural Tennessee, when her father, David Spears, was killed in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam.

Karen Spears was nine years old, living with her family in a trailer in rural Tennessee, when her father, David Spears, was killed in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam. It was 1966-in a nation being torn apart by a war nobody wanted, in an emotionally charged Southern landscape stained with racism and bigotry-and suddenly the care and well-being of three small children were solely in the hands of a frightened young widow with no skills and a ninth-grade education.

Karen Spears was nine years old, living with her family in a trailer in rural Tennessee, when her father, David . KIA 01/08/1970" and the significance of "Our Story". The story of sons and daughters who lost their Dad's in Vietnam.

Karen Spears was nine years old, living with her family in a trailer in rural Tennessee, when her father, David Spears, was killed in the Ia Drang Valley i. As I began to read on the plane-I laughed, cried, and said several "OH MY GOD!!'s" This is my life, or at least a greater part of it in print. Several people on the plane notice how intense my facial expressions were while reading the book. I literally could not put the book down. The author captures many of the raw and truthful emotions that children of the Vietnam War have felt and currently feel.

She remembers how her mother held their family together after her father's death. Zacharias is the author of Hero Mama: A Daughter Remembers the Father She Lost in Vietnam - and the Mother Who Held Her Family Together. She remembers how her mother held their family together after her father's death. War, Remembrance and Rebuilding in Vietnam.

Karen Spears was nine years old, living with her family in a trailer in rural Tennessee, when her father, David Spears . A Daughter Remembers the Father She Lost to War-and the Mother Who Held Her Family Together. by Karen Spears Zacharias. It was 1966 - in a nation being torn apart by a war nobody wanted, in an emotionally charged Southern landscape stained with racism and bigotry - and suddenly the care and well-being of three small children were solely in the hands of a frightened young widow with no skills and a ninth-grade education.

A Daughter Remembers the Father She Lost to War-and the Mother Who Held Her . Books related to After the Flag Has Been Folded. Beginning on the day Karen learns of her father's death and ending thirty years later with her pilgrimage to the battlefield where he died, half a world away from the family's hometown, After the Flag Has Been Folded is a triumphant tale of reconciliation between a daughter and her father, a daughter and her nation - and a poignant remembrance. of a mother's love and heroism.

Karen Spears was nine years old, living with her family in a trailer in rural Tennessee, when her father, David Spears, was killed in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam. It was 1966—in a nation being torn apart by a war nobody wanted, in an emotionally charged Southern landscape stained with racism and bigotry—and suddenly the care and well-being of three small children were solely in the hands of a frightened young widow with no skills and a ninth-grade education. But thanks to a mother's remarkable courage, strength, and stubborn tenacity, a family in the midst of chaos and in severe crisis miraculously pulled together to achieve its own version of the American Dream.

Beginning on the day Karen learns of her father's death and ending thirty years later with her pilgrimage to the battlefield where he died, half a world away from the family's hometown, After the Flag Has Been Folded is a triumphant tale of reconciliation between a daughter and her father, a daughter and her nation—and a poignant remembrance of a mother's love and heroism.

Kieel

This is a wonderfully written book telling of the pain and loss of a family when their father/husband was killed in VietNam. Much has been written about the VietNam War, but not from this perspective. Karen was nine when the family received news of his death, and life changed drastically for her and all the family; her mother, her brother Frankie and her younger sister Linda, though Linda suffered least, as she was only three at this time. She had the least time with her father, and therefore the fewest memories. Her dependence was on her mother, and her mother coddled her as the youngest. Karen, as the eldest, was "Daddy's girl" and spent a lot of time with her father, missing him dreadfully when he died. When she grew up, she took it upon herself to go to VietNam and go to the location where he had been killed, and investigated more about the circumstances of his death.
Karen's younger brother also missed hunting and fishing with his father, and their uncles did not fulfill their responsibility to fill in the gaps for this family. Frankie "went off the rails" in adolescence and got into alcohol and drug abuse, and it took a long time for him to bring his life back to rights.

This book is very important as it shows in daily detail what happened not only to the men who fought and died in VietNam, but how life was changed for their families. Magnify this by all those men who died, and you have some idea of the effect on the country this war still maintains

Thiama

Karen Spears Zacharias’s After the Flag Has Been Folded is an engaging, folksy, sometimes harrowing memoir. Spears’s father was a Vietnam War casualty, and in this book, she explores all that means—for a family to lose a loved one to war. The experience took its toll on her sister, brother, mother, and her. Each of them suffered, trying to make sense of it all, trying to get their own lives on track. Growing up in near poverty, this family, originally from Tennessee and transplanted to Georgia, was led by a mother, although not perfect, was determined to provide for her family. We see a woman here who goes from abject grief, to way too much partying, to a GED, an LVN certification, an RN certification, and ultimately a long, successful nursing career. Meanwhile, her daughter Karen is rebellious, son Frank becomes an out-of-control drug addict and pusher, and daughter Linda, who fares the best in the family, seems to be aloof (perhaps her way to deal with the loss.) But Spears’s story is one of triumph: struggles be damned, these three siblings grow up with values, weather their personal storms, and achieve in life. Spears herself made it her personal quest to find out as much as she could about her father’s death, and that quest led her to a global understanding of what war does to families. And it led her to dedicate her life and career to helping Vietnam veterans. But standing out in her story is her mother. The original title of this book was Hero Mama, because as Spears says, she had two heroes in her life, her daddy and her mama.

Skilkancar

This year, 2015, marks the 40th anniversary of the Viet Nam war. Fifty-thousand US service personnel were sacrificed in that war. Many more came home traumatized. Every family who lost a family member in that war was traumatized. It was a war that the US lost, so it has largely been pushed aside, along with the Korean war, into the dustbin of history, while we continue to glorify our WWII victories. Karen Spears Zacharias lost her father to the Viet Nam War in 1966, when she was only a child. This is the story of how she, her two siblings, and her mother struggled for years to cope with that loss, and in the end, through all the turmoil, hurt, and anger, to hold each other dear. Ms Zacharias tells a blatantly honest story of her teenage years as a girl longing for a father, and in adulthood, trying to make sense of her father's death. Her story is also a tribute to her mother - a lifelong a single mom who, despite her shortcomings, heroically studied and worked day and night to provide a meager living for her family. This book is well-written and emotionally engaging. It touched my heart.

Mavegelv

I wanted to read this book because I have long sensed that I had dodged a bullet. I married a soldier during the war, knowing that there was a significant chance that he would be sent to Vietnam. But those orders came twice and were cancelled. A brother in law went and returned very troubled. My sister in law struggled with that and eventually her family was broken. My family avoided the severe consequences of the Vietnam veteran or widowhood. This book made me realize just how fortunate I was, yet I was very aware of the negative reception of the Vietnam era soldier, as I lived with one. I thank the author for the successful effort she made to "tell it like it is" or was. Her mother truly is a "Hero Woman".

Opithris

I have always enjoyed memoirs. This one was set in a time period very familiar to me, as I am around the same age as Karen, and lived through the same times. I did not lose my father to a war, however, and I commend Karen for undertaking the retelling of her experiences. The loss of one of one's parents is always a dreaded period in time, but reliving that loss by retelling the story is one most people would rather not undertake. I recommend this book to anyone who has lost a loved one to war, or anyone who lived through that turbulent time period. Well written.

Steamy Ibis

I just ordered this book on my kindle, this is the second time I am reading this story. I remember the first time, I cried, it is such an excellent book, what the author went through, what the mother went through, I had a son in the Iraq war, just knowing what the families go through. I'm not a writer, not even for reviews so all I can say is read the book, you won't be disappointed. I read it when I ordered it from the library a couple years ago, now looking for it for my kindle, it was a different title, I had so many books to look through on my kindle and then trying different approaches, I found it, I was so happy. It is an excellent book!!

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