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How Families at Home Cope with Loved Ones at War

Marian Faye Novak was pregnant when her husband, David, a Marine, was sent to Vietnam. Her daughter, Jeannie is now an army officer serving in the Gulf war. We talk with Marian about her new memoir about the Vietnam War, Lonely Girls with Burning Eyes, and her feelings today about her daughter's military service. We also talk with David about what it's like for him to be waiting at the other end.

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Other segments from the episode on February 25, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 25, 1991: Interview with Marian Faye Novak and David Novak; Review of William McFeely's book "Frederick Douglass"; Interview with Howard Levie; Interview with…

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