Imagining Iraq Stories Mujica Brbara
Imagining Iraq Stories Mujica Brbara Imagine that your only son was away in a war zone, exposed day and night to mortar attacks, IEDs, and snipers. Racked with fear, she spends her days imagining her…
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Imagining Iraq Stories Mujica Brbara
Imagine that your only son was away in a war zone, exposed day and night to mortar attacks, IEDs, and snipers. Racked with fear, she spends her days imagining her son's life in Ramadi, at the heart of the Sunni triangle, the most dangerous area of Iraq. Jacqueline Montez, the narrator in "Imagining Iraq" is the mother of a Marine stationed in Iraq.
Some are heart-wrenching accounts of senseless loss. To ease her loneliness and anxiety, Jacqueline rents rooms to veterans, many of whom tell her stories.The stories in this collection all based on true stories veterans have told the author. Some involve the moral choices soldiers must make-for example, whether to kill a terrorist when children are present.
Some focus on the mental health of veterans struggling to transition back into civilian life. Others depict women soldiers determined to maintain their dignity in a