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English, film, and American Studies teacher; co-author, with Tony Pavia, of "An American Town and the Vietnam War"; studied at Fordham University, Exeter College (Oxford University), and the University of Connecticut. Currently a grad student in American Studies at Fairfield University. ...more

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An American Town and the Vietnam War: Stories of Service from Stamford, Connecticut
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Matt said: " “Gripping and emotionally wrenching tales of young men called on to fight an unpopular war and then treated like pariahs when they returned."
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