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Sand In Their Eyes
Sand In Their Eyes: One Family's Escape from Post-War Vietnam | Chuck Doan, K.D. Winchester
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The final days of American involvement in the Vietnam War were consumed with the urgent effort to evacuate all American personnel. By some measures, the evacuation was considered a success; the Americans escaped further harm and managed to take nearly 140,000 refugees with them. But those left behindsoldiers of the South Vietnamese army, government officials, and their entire familieswere now targets. As a direct result of their work with the American military, Tun Chuck ?oans family becomes one of those targets. Facing imprisonment, starvation, and extreme poverty, Tun and his family must escape communist Vietnam, or die in the attempt. Their incredible journey crosses three countries and two years in this true story of long-lasting resilience in the search for freedom.
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A little over a year ago I turned in the short manuscript Chuck and I had been working on for over a year. Chuck would record his story on audio files and I wrote the book from there. Helping give voice to a refugee's story changed my life. He taught me that what makes America great is our love for others in their time of need. I'm forever grateful to him. 💙

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Notafraidofwords Amazing 😉 7y
CherylDeFranceschi Fantastic! 7y
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LiteraryinLawrence What an accomplishment! 7y
ReadingOver50 Wonderful 7y
readordierachel Congratulations! 7y
Dragon Sounds like something to be very proud of, congratulations ! 7y
Sasha728 So cool!! I've read the book and Chuck's story gives a great perspective on the war and immigration. Congratulations on a job well done. 7y
Texreader Sounds incredible. Congrats!! 7y
kdwinchester @Sasha728 Thank you for reading and giving such a wonderful review! I know he appreciates it. 7y
Godmotherx5 How ironic. I just happened to add this to my goodreads list. Thanks for your hard work. 7y
Zelma Wow, how very cool. Congrats on the accomplishment! 7y
kdwinchester @Godmotherx5 If you get to read it, I hope you are moved by his story. It's incredible. 7y
kdwinchester @Zelma Thank you so much! 7y
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My camera shy kitty, Sasha, with her favorite book (she doesn't understand that in this book sand isn't a good thing). @Liberty #funphotofriday

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I was a child during the Vietnam War. However I had very little knowledge of what was happening. This book gave me an insider's view of what the war was like for the Vietnamese people. The author has the ability to make you feel like you are right there beside them. Def recommend this one!

kdwinchester 😸 8y
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