In That Time: Michael O'Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam Weiss Daniel H.
In That Time: Michael O'Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam Weiss Daniel H. Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum…
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In That Time: Michael O'Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam Weiss Daniel H.
Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era.In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of Michael O'Donnell, a bright young musician and poet who served as a soldier and helicopter pilot. In 1970, during an attempt to rescue fellow soldiers stranded under heavy fire, O'Donnell's helicopter was shot down in the jungles of Cambodia. O'Donnell wrote with great sensitivity and poetic force, and his best-known poem is among the most beloved of the war.
He remained missing in action for almost three decades.Although he never fired a shot in Vietnam, O'Donnell served in one of the most dangerous roles of the war, all the while using poetry to express his inner