Margarethe Cammermeyer

After seeing the movie starring Glenn Close, I wanted to read this book to fill in the details of the life of this brave woman. There was a lot more detail on her time in Vietnam and her work with her husband on building up their land and house. The standards and morals of Grethe Cammermeyer are inspirational. Her first-person telling of her story comes across with humility and truth.

The book is not polished in its writing style, but is organized for easy reading and gives an inside view of show more those who have served in silence and one whose honor would not let her back down. show less

I read about 20% of this book before I had to return it (interlibrary loan). I realized it was going to be a rather slow read anyway. Even though I was not able to make it through the autobiography, I think Cammermeyer's story is compelling and very important.