Retire the Colors: Veterans & Civilians on Iraq & Afghanistan - Brossura

"My initial reaction was that there couldn't be anything new or interesting here, but I couldn't have been more wrong. I can't recommend this book enough." -J.A. Moad II, Consequence Magazine "...provides civilians a glimpse of why and how our loved ones seem transformed into people we no longer know upon their return. These stories give readers an opportunity to view our returning combat veterans with more compassion, especially when their bodies remain at home with us but their minds continue to fight on elsewhere." -jmww, literary journal "While Retire the Colors might attempt to do too much, it begins multiple conversations that must be continued throughout the next decade and beyond." -Rain Taxi, Winter 2016 "Retire the Colors is a surprising gift of a book, a gift of generosity from writers who are truly trying to understand the folks around them and to help you understand them, too. If only we all worked towards a dialogue this way." -Andria Williams (Navy), Military Spouse Book Review "Superb. These are the kinds of behind-the-scenes stories every American should know about." -Andrew Carroll, editor of the New York Times bestsellers War Letters and Behind the Lines "These stories are masterfully rendered, illustrating resiliency and an innate creative longing to make sense. There's not a single throw-away in this entire collection." -Tracy Crow, Eyes Right: Confessions from a Woman Marine "We often see bumper stickers proclaiming that the troops are supported, but it's impossible to support without understanding a veteran's experience. The stories will help anyone gain insight into what it is like to go to war, and what supporting a service member looks like at the closest level." -Kelly Kennedy, award-winning journalist and author, They Fought for Each Other: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq

Dario DiBattista, a veteran of Iraq, has had his writing appear in the "Washingtonian," the "New York Times," the "Washington Post," "Connecticut Review," among others. His editing projects include "O-Dark-Thirty," "20 Something Magazine," and "jmww." AUTHOR HOME: Baltimore, Maryland INTRODUCTION by: Ron Capps, founder, Veterans Writing Project, combat veteran of Afghanistan, and Army and Foreign Service officer, 1983-2008 HOME: Washington, D.C.OTHER BOOKS BY Ron Capps: Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years