Keeping the Promise: The Story of MIA Jerry Elliott, a Family Shattered by His Disappearance, and a Sister's 40-Year Search for the Truth
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555716709 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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The pride she and her family felt for him is evident at each turn, but his days in Vietnam and the unsuccessful mission to rescue him haunt her still. All rights reserved. . Enlisting in the Army shortly after turning 18, he "had no reservations about fighting in a foreign land; he believed he acted in the best interest of his country." Elliott describes Jerry's boot camp in Fort Polk, La., and his training in Fort Gordon, Ga. Elliott bemoans the American government's slow reaction and inability to bring closure to her brother's status. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly Told by military personnel in 1968 th
Five Stars great booksad aninformative. Missing In Action: A True Story J. Brady Jerry Elliott was listed as Missing In Action in Viet Nam in 1968. This book, written by his sister, is the story of her almost 40 year hunt for him. She describes how the lack of closure caused the disintegration of her family and of the callousness and deception of the government in her attempts to get information. Keeping The Promise I just finished this book by Donna Elliot. A story of Jerry, Donna's brother, who was missed in action during the VN war. He still remains as MIA. It also tells about , how Donna has been trying to locate his remains and how she got in touch with Jerry's friends in the army. This book is highly recommended to all, w
. In civilian life, Donna E. Elliott utilized her writing skills as a newspaper and radio news reporter, and freelanced as a human interest photojournalist. Today, Donna is a member of the Military Writers of America and lives on the family farm in the foothills of Arkansas' Ozark Mountains. While in the Army, she earned numerous awards for excellence in journalism
In the midst of the enemy, Jerry Elliott jumped from his gunner's seat to rescue fellow Black Cat soldiers, and simply vanished. Frustrated at nearly every turn by the POW/MIA bureaucracy, she stoically continues the search-one that has taken her from Washington, D.C. The military listed him as Missing In Action-MIA-a hellish classification that provides neither comfort nor closure to those back home.Officially designated as "Case 1000" by the Department of Defense, Jerry's fate is still uncertain, despite a determined quest for the truth by his younger sister, Donna. to Vietnam and back again.Keeping the Promise is a bittersweet tale of a sister's unending dedication to do just that-keep the promise made to her brother, to the families of the POW/MIAs, and most importantly, to those left behind in Southeast Asia: We won't stop until every last man has the fullest possible accounting.. On January 21, 1968, the 282nd AHC was on a mission to support U.S. troops under siege in Khe Sanh village when the lead helicopter was shot down by the North Vietnamese