Shadows of a Vietnam Veteran : Silent Victims

Alicia and Jack Boyd began their married life as all other young couples do, full of love for each other and hope for the future. Jack was excited when his orders finally came through for training as a helicopter pilot. Becoming a pilot was his life-long dream. Jack was overjoyed, in spite of the possibility of serving a one-year tour in Vietnam. To Alicia's sadness and confusion, the Jack Boyd that returned from serving his country in Vietnam was not the same eager young soldier that she'd married. Something happened to Jack in that remote Asian war that would forever mar the family. The Vietnam War has raged on for years, leaving real destruction strewn in its path. During that time, it robbed Jack Boyd's siblings of a brother. It took a son from his father and mother. For years his children lost a dad, the grandchildren lost a grandpa, and Alicia Boyd lost her husband, who was her love and her best friend. The family fought this war for more than thirty years, scarred in the long struggle by many landmines along the way; and although each member of the family has been wounded in battle, they received no medals, no recognition, no awards, and no rewards. They waited that heart-wrenching year for his return from overseas; and wait still. During all these years, they found themselves walking in the Shadow of a Vietnam Veteran. For now they remain imprisoned in those shadows, becoming the Silent Victims of that war.