I Volunteered: Canadian Vietnam Vets Remember
Item
Title
I Volunteered: Canadian Vietnam Vets Remember
Description
The cover of "I Volunteered: Canadian Vietnam Vets Remember" by Tracey Arial. The bottom right features the logo of the Vietnam Veterans in Canada. The left side of the cover features three photographs (from top to bottom): 1. two helicopters landing on a beach next to two soldiers, 2. two rows of soldiers at attention lined up in front of what appears to be a mess hall, and 3. three soldiers covering their ears from the sound of a mortar firing.
The synopsis reads as follows: "Everyone knows that Canada sheltered over 30,000 Americans escaping the draft, but not many are aware that for every draft dodger, a Canadian illegally volunteered to fight for the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam. Canadians turned a blind eye to them. Both the Canadian government and the average Canadian chose not to admit that we had any part in America's dirty war. The Canadian volunteers were the invisible army. Those who returned were shunned or forgotten. I Volunteered is their story."
The synopsis reads as follows: "Everyone knows that Canada sheltered over 30,000 Americans escaping the draft, but not many are aware that for every draft dodger, a Canadian illegally volunteered to fight for the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam. Canadians turned a blind eye to them. Both the Canadian government and the average Canadian chose not to admit that we had any part in America's dirty war. The Canadian volunteers were the invisible army. Those who returned were shunned or forgotten. I Volunteered is their story."
list of authors
Tracey Arial
Publisher
Watson and Dwyer
Source
From AMM's personal archive
Language
English
Date
Published 1998
Subject
The Way the Crow Flies
