War and Love

War and Love is a deeply personal narrative - love letters exchanged between two young people during the Vietnam War. It does not just tell their story; it invites the reader to live it. Join them on this journey of love, faith, and resilience during a time of war, uncertainty, and separation. Follow this young Native American soldier as he shares his deepest thoughts and feelings in war. He reveals the evils of war without dramatization or sensationalism and shares his conflicted feelings with the realization that those back home have no way to relate to what he is experiencing. Discover how he turns to God when confronted with despair and how letters from the girl back home become a lifeline for him. Follow the one he loves as she continues to live, wait, and write letters. You will be reminded that not all heroes wear uniforms or protest signs; some wait, write, and believe. Read their unedited letters and witness a courtship written in ink with lapses of time. Discover how this love between two young people not only survived, but thrived and culminated in a marriage that has lasted 55 years and counting. It will cause you to reflect on your relationships, faith, and capacity to endure uncertainty.