3003 Days of Mike & Me / And the Wars Between Us in Bloomington, MN

Amid 150,000 people, the author
re-meets an old schoolmate
at the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedication in Washington, DC,
and what unfolds is a
love story
between two
unlikely
people;
Mike, a veteran of 173
rd
Airborne Brigade
and
Ranger medic
/
LRRP
, haunted by his time in service, and
Martha
, a successful
NYC entrepreneur
and designer with a
client list of fashion superstars
. Through their 3003-day journey, Martha eloquently describes their
effort to recover
Mike's "lost" self as he is
diagnosed with PTSD
, as well as her own
recovery
after the
loss
of
their child, poisoned by Agent Orange
. Now, Martha's clients are dying of
AIDS
. Martha tells the story partly through
Mike's letters
, from the early romantic stages, and after the couple is married when Mike
re-ups in t
he USArmy
. Through their letters, it becomes both of their stories,
A Double Memoir, true story.