On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. In the next month, political discussion centered around ho... more On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. In the next month, political discussion centered around how the United States should react to this invasion. Not just political parties or groups of citizens debated options in the face of war, individual families struggled through politics, patriotism, and ideology to deal with the possibility that one of their own would be marching off to war. As opposing groups argued their cases, families around the world stood at attention waiting to hear the fate of their enlisted members. When faced with the threat of separation, relocation, even possible death, it is fairly common to assess, even reassess politics, patriotism, and ideology. More importantly, it is not uncommon for individuals to reassess the meaning of life itself. For one family this war thrust its members into just such a dialogue. For this family, where traditions were cherished yet envisioned differently among each generation and each individual, the significance of religion, love, and the very meaning of family became the central focus of daily letters sent to their soldier activated in the Persian Gulf War.
On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. In the next month, political discussion centered around ho... more On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. In the next month, political discussion centered around how the United States should react to this invasion. Not just political parties or groups of citizens debated options in the face of war, individual families struggled through politics, patriotism, and ideology to deal with the possibility that one of their own would be marching off to war. As opposing groups argued their cases, families around the world stood at attention waiting to hear the fate of their enlisted members. When faced with the threat of separation, relocation, even possible death, it is fairly common to assess, even reassess politics, patriotism, and ideology. More importantly, it is not uncommon for individuals to reassess the meaning of life itself. For one family this war thrust its members into just such a dialogue. For this family, where traditions were cherished yet envisioned differently among each generation and each individual, the significance of religion, love, and the very meaning of family became the central focus of daily letters sent to their soldier activated in the Persian Gulf War.
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