The Honor Was Mine
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (540 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1503935744 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Another, home for five days, can’t figure out how to talk to his wife. Emotions run deeply—and often silently—in the hearts of combat veterans in this eye-opening portrait of the complex, nuanced lives of service personnel, who return from battling the enemy and grapple with readjusting to civilian life.Presenting the soldiers’ stories—told in their own words—as well as her own story of change, Heaney offers an intimate perspective, not of war itself but of its emotional aftermath. Every one reveals the sacrifices of those on the front lines and the courage, grace, and honor with which they serve.. Some of these stories scrape the bone; others are hopeful, even comical. A young combat veteran hides in his closet under a pile of clothes on bad nights. And a commander’s spouse recounts the soul-draining effect of attending nearly one hundred memorial services…When therapist Elizabeth Heaney left her private practice to counsel military service members and their families, she came face-to-face with unheard-of struggles and fears
The Honor Was Mine will help you understand.” —Danny Johnson, author of The Last Road Home and a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient“Elizabeth Heaney writes with humility and sincere compassion about the men and women who are continuing to pay the price for America’s wars. “In this deeply moving book, Elizabeth Heaney gives voice to war veterans and their families who otherwise would keep painfully hidden what she recognizes as their ‘terrible knowledge.’ Listening to their s
She helped service members of all levels, from soldiers fresh out of boot camp to commanders. Heaney continues working in private practice and with the military community.. Elizabeth Heaney, MA, LPC, was a therapist for nearly thirty years before she began counseling military personnel returning from combat or preparing to deploy
Megan Andres said A Wonderful Expression of Service. The prologue of this book sets a tone which should be remembered throughout the book. We see the reality of a soldier reacting to a new life after service. It honestly made me cry.In this book, the author tells her story of coming to counsel these soldiers (used as she did, a gen. "but the often forgotten sacrifices made by their loved ones. This is the best book that I" according to Chris Stewart. I served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Elizabeth Heaney did a superb job highlighting the struggles faced by not only the service members when they return home, but the often forgotten sacrifices made by their loved ones. This is the best book that I have read in years and was tr. Teri Adams said Taking those first steps togther towards healing.. Elizabeth Heaney has given us an honest and heart wrenching insightinto the every day struggles of service men and women returningfrom their experience of war. In the pages of this well written accountof their stories, she also tells her own story of transformation as she taketha