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Recent Reviews for Dick G Williamson PhD
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In Black And White (Book) - 10/7/2003 8:59:18 AM
God bless you Dick for writing your story. I am married to a Vietnam Vet. Best wishes are sent your way for your "In Black and White."
In Black And White (Book) - 6/13/2003 11:54:31 AM
No matter the years that pass, stories still abound about Vietnam. From every back fence, every living room, every bar stool, we can hear again about the war that nobody wanted, the war where friends were made amid an enemy we didn't know, where young men fought and died for a cause never validated.
Dick Williamson's Rick Gleason is one of those young men--a husband and father--who thought of Canada, but then did his duty and stood in line to do his part. On the battlefield, he makes a friend such as he's never had and a special bond is formed, only to be severed by the harshness rampant in a magnificently lush South Asia terrain.
Surrounded by the things that men do in the name of
honor, Rick can think only of his son, missing his second birthday, while at home his wife is feeling the pain of separation, wondering if it's already over, and seeking solace in the only way she knows how.
Williamson's writing of "In Black and White" is crisp, sometimes harsh, always compassionate, and we get the feeling that he had to have "been there, done that." It makes me remember a time when I myself wanted to join up but cowered away because I knew I'd be sent to Vietnam. My brother, however, did join, and he was never the same thereafter, although he was one of the lucky ones who came home.
"In Black and White"--though it's been told before--
deserves to be told again and again, and to be read.
They were all heroes.
Last Of The Bison (Poetry) - 8/9/2006 8:37:12 AM
Dick,
The great plains come alive, so do the majestic bison, in stimulating prose; well done!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Refuge (Poetry) - 8/9/2006 8:36:30 AM
A comforting place this is, Dick; well done!
Welcome to Author's Den, you're among friends.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Refuge (Poetry) - 7/19/2006 8:36:41 AM
A heart-touching write.
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