This vibrant graphic novel, adapted from Andrew Wiest's best-selling
story of the Boys of '67, covers not only Charlie Company's brutal
experiences in the field in Vietnam, but also the impact on the wives
and children left behind, and the homecoming that followed.
In the spring of 1966, the US military decided to reactivate the 9th
Infantry Division as part of the military build-up for the war in
Vietnam. Across the nation, farm boys from the Midwest, surfers from
California, and city-slickers from Cleveland opened their mail to find
greetings from Uncle Sam. Some of these men, optimistic and looking to
serve their country, joined Charlie Company as part of the only division
raised, drafted, and trained for service. They deployed together,
experiencing the camaraderie, the fear, the smell, the pain, the brutal
violence, and senseless deaths.
Back at home, the families of Charlie Company faced their own
challenges, confronting fear, loneliness, and uncertainty. As the war
came to a close, everyone had irrevocably changed. Some families strove
to set the war aside, while others wrestled with the darkness of its
aftermath as wives stood by their husbands through homelessness,
alcoholism, and physical abuse. Some reclaimed their loved ones from the
brink of oblivion. Some had only memories to cherish.
Adapted from Andrew Wiest's The Boys of '67 and Charlie Company's
Journey Home, this vibrant graphic novel is an emotionally raw and
visceral journey through the tragedies, sorrows, and triumphs of the
Vietnam War and its aftermath, bringing the experiences of the soldiers
and families of Charlie Company vividly to life.
