Six Degrees of the Bracelet

Six Degrees Of Separation Refers To The Idea Thateveryone Is At Most Six Steps Away From Orconnected To Any Other Person On Earth.. . While The Vietnam War Was RagingSilver Bracelets Were Created To Raiseawareness Of And Show Support ForAmerican Servicemen Who Were Prisoners Ofwar (Pow) Or Missing In Action (Mia). Afterthe War Black Bracelets Were Produced Topay Homage To Any Of Our Armed Forces Killedin Action (Kia). The Orange Bracelet Is Morerecent And Symbolizes All Those Living Anddeceased Who Have Suffered From DiseasesCombat Wounds And Post Traumatic Stressresulting From Their Vietnam Service. Thesebracelets Honor The Memory And Sacrificeof Our Troops—One Of The Central Goals Ofthis Book.. . In December 2009 John Siegfrieddiscovered The Silver Pow/Mia Bracelet Thathis Mother-In-Law Had Worn For Over 20Years. Curiosity Urged Him To Contact Theperson Named On The Bracelet A Contactthat Inspired Him Profoundly And Set Himon A Path That Resulted In This Book. Colonelmyron Donald Willingly Shared The Storyof Both His Service And Imprisonment Asa Pow In Vietnam. In A Personal Meetingwith Colonel Donald Siegfried Learned Theharrowing Details Of How Donald Overcameover Five Years Imprisonment In The Horridconditions Of North Vietnamese Prisons.This Story Opened His Eyes To The Harshreality And Bitter Tragedy Of A Savage Warand Inspired Him To Begin Researching Thestories Of Others Affected By The Vietnam War.This Book Contains Many Of Those Stories Aswell As Compelling Insights Into Siegfried’Sown Journey Of Discovery. All Interviewswithin This Book Are True Accounts And Wereconducted In Person Throughout The Unitedstates.. . You Will Be Riveted By The Indescribablestories Told By Veterans About Veterans Andfor Veterans And By The Families Of The Lostor Still Missing Mias. More Than 3400000Men And Women Served In Southeast Asia.Although Close To 60 Percent Of All Vietnamveterans Who Served In-Country Are Nolonger Alive The Families Of All These Veteranswill Continue To Be Affected By The Vietnamwar For Generations. This Book Illustrates Themisery And Despair Experienced By Bothsoldiers And Victims Of This Visceral War Butalso The Exhilaration Of Combat And Thecamaraderie Felt During Their Respectivetours To Present Day. . . The Understanding Of Warfare Combinedwith The Appreciation Of All The Elementsderived From Combat Is Necessary To Bettercomprehend The Effects Of Battle On Thosewho Have Sworn To Protect Our Country.Even If Our Soldiers Did Not Incur Fleshwounds They May Have Suffered Irreparabledamage To Their Emotions Their PsycheAnd Their Soul. We Civilians May Never Knowor Be Able To Comprehend The Degradationcaused To Their Human Spirit And Theviolence And Brutality They Encountered.We Need Also To Continue To Support Thesemen And Women In The Aftermath Of Theircourageous Service.