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As the young wife of a USAF pilot, the author is not authorized to accompany her husband when he receives orders for Vietnam. She decides to go anyway, on her own, and ends up in the country before her husband.Join her, as she arrives alone, the day after a coup, and in the middle of a cholera epidemic. Accompany her through her fears, challenges, and joys, as she taps into a hidden western culture that seems to flow as an undercurrent beneath the noise and clamor of an over-populated city. You also will witness her interaction with the Vietnamese people, and learn how she developed such a great affection for them and their country. It is the author’s hope that the reader will develop a ...

So often we hear of suicides, but seldom hear much about the person whose life ended. Instead, we read books from the people affected by the suicide, their grief, how it affected them, and how they handled that grief. But this book is about the person who died, the story of his life—and death—in the hope that the reader can have a more complete understanding and appreciation of the man called "John Suntiger," the hardships he dealt with, and the impact his life had on others. It is a book of memories, written by his mother, with a glimpse of her grief and her close relationship with her son.

This book is a copy of the Facebook of John "Suntiger" Gracy, covering the last year that he lived, 2016. Compiled and formatted by his mother, Doris Gracy.

This book is a compilation of letters written by the wife of a USAF pilot during his assignment to Tehran as an advisor to the Shah's Royal Air Force. The letters, along with many pictures, describe the day-to-day activities of an American family living in a strange foreign country, as they acclimate to Iran’s customs, so different from what they were used to. With two young children (one and three years old), the challenges were numerous, but they did not detract from the pleasure the family felt as their knowledge expanded and their lives unfolded in a new environment.

This book is a compilation of letters written by the wife of a USAF pilot while she lived in Vietnam during the year, 1964. Her husband was assigned to Bien How, an Air Force base outside Saigon. She was not authorized to accompany her husband, so she went on her own and lived in Saigon, there she was able to see her husband from time to time.. She lived through a cholera epidemic, a coup, as well as bombings in the city of Saigon. She overcame many challenges but also experiences many joyful occasions, and came away with a great fondness of the Vietnamese people and their country.