Soldier's Heart
by
Lee Burkins
sol'dier’s heart: Pathological. See cardiac neurosis, [1895-1900]
car'diac neuro'sis: Pathological, an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart. Also called effort syndrome, irritable heart, neurocirculatory asthenia, soldier’s heart.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter1 Forward From Here
2 Guardian of the Mountain
3 On the Couch
4 Why Men Fight
5 Saving Face
6 Para-Transcendental-Social Departee
7 Out of this World
8 Jesus Never Made It This Far
9 Vested in War
10 One for All/All for One
11 Out of This World II
12 Beatific Beast
13 Sin Loi Ma Noi (sorry about that my love)
14 Obscenity of War
15 Fly Away Home
16 A Moment of Memory
17 Peace in Pieces
18 Fishing for Compassion
19 A Drink On Me
20 No Shame
21 Three Questions
22 Prayers
23 A Father and No Son
24 Leave No Man Behind
25 Grey Dog Afternoon
26 Hitting the Wall
27 Torture
28 War Room
29 Warrior’s Cry
30 Collateral Damage
31 When Lives Fall Out of the Sky
32 Last Shot
33 The Need For Healing
34 What Do We Do Now?
35 Final Visit
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