Daniel Ellsberg, who risked life in prison, became a hero of the author, a man whose courage and decency have inspired him ever since.
Author: W.D. Ehrhart
William "Bill" Daniel Ehrhart is an American poet, writer, scholar, and Vietnam veteran. He received the Purple Heart Medal and the Navy Combat Action Ribbon for his service in Vietnam. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wales at Swansea. Ehrhart has been called "the dean of Vietnam war poetry" and is the author of more than 30 books, including Vietnam Perkasie: A Combat Marine Memoir, Passing Time: Memoir of a Vietnam Veteran Against the War, Busted: A Vietnam Veteran in Nixon's America, and Thank You for Your Service: Collected Poems.
Why I Like to Watch Bike Racing
The flags that fans wave along the bike route range from Denmark to the Netherlands, from Belgium to Wales (it has a dragon on it!).
The New Normal
The “new normal” leaves this Vietnam veteran and poet sad and discouraged as he tries to imagine what things will be like in twenty years.
Song for Leela, Bobby and Me
Poem by Vietnam War veteran W. D. Ehrhart, reprinted from his book Thank You For Your Service: Collected Poems.