Karen Ross Epp

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)

Review date: 07/09/2007

A Vivid presentation

With Love Stan: A Soldier's Letters From Vietnam To The World, is an anthology of letters home, written by Vietnam soldier, Stanley D. Ross, who served honorably and was killed on October 20, 1969. Stan's sister Karen Ross Epp has gathered his letters along with vintage photographs to provide a memorial tribute not only to her brother, but to all who served bravely with him and have their own tale to tell. A vivid presentation of the rigors of basic training, and realistic look at the conflict in Vietnam. With Love Stan is increasingly relevant in the modern day as young men and women are called upon by their country to risk and sometime give up their lives in the Iraq conflict. Karen Ross Epp also interjects her own reflections amid the verbatim letters, in this timely and welcome addition to wartime correspondence reading shelves.  A quote from one contributor,"Until Desert Storm took place, I realized the reason we were taking so few casualties was these troops were led by Vietnam veterans. The country many not have leraned, but we (the veterans). did"

Highly recommended.