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SUMMARY:Veterans Book Group 
LOCATION:Lexington Park Library\nLexington Park Library
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DESCRIPTION:A book discussion series for veterans led by Vietnam veteran W
 ayne Karlin. Registration required\; space is limited. For more informatio
 n contact Kimberlé Fields at 301-863-8188 or kfields@stmalib.org..\nhtt
 ps://stmalib.libnet.info/event/7434601
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This book discussion series is tailored fo
 r veterans and their families. Service members of all eras\, their spouses
 \, and adult children are welcome. We will read and discuss four books wri
 tten in a very different style but connected by themes of war\, courage\, 
 honor\, and trauma. Meetings will be held the first Saturday of the month 
 2-4 p.m. at Lexington Park library and online via ZOOM. Participants shoul
 d plan to attend all sessions. Materials provided. Book descriptions are f
 rom Amazon unless otherwise noted.</p>\n<p><a href="https://www.mdhumaniti
 es.org/programs/veterans-book-group/">The Veterans Book Group</a> is coord
 inated statewide by <a href="https://www.mdhumanities.org/">Maryland Human
 ities</a> and is presented locally in partnership with St. Mary&rsquo\;s C
 ounty Library. It is supported in part by Lockheed Martin\, David Bruce Sm
 ith\, and the Wawa Foundation.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.stmalib.org
 /about-us/accessibility/request-an-accommodation/">If you need special acc
 ommodations for any Library event or program\, please submit our Accommoda
 tions Request form as soon as possible.</a></p>\n<div><strong>Reading List
 </strong></div>\n<p><span style="color: #0000ff\;">February 04:</span> <sp
 an style="color: #000000\;"><em><strong>T</strong><strong>he Fifth Act: Am
 erica&rsquo\;s End in Afghanistan</strong></em> by Elliott Ackerman</span>
  <span style="color: #666699\;"><em>Wayne&rsquo\;s Note: </em>Ackerman\, a
  former Marine\, spent five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. The rea
 ding group has previously discussed <em><strong>Places and Names: On War\,
  Revolution\, and Returning</strong></em> by Ackerman.</span></p>\n<p><spa
 n style="color: #0000ff\;">March 04:</span> <span style="color: #000000\;"
 ><strong><em>Her Privates We</em> </strong>by Frederic Manning</span></p>\
 n<p><span style="color: #0000ff\;">April 01:</span> <span style="color: #0
 00000\;"><em><strong>Man&rsquo\;s Search for Meaning</strong></em> by Vict
 or Frankl</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #0000ff\;">May 06:</span> <sp
 an style="color: #000000\;"><em><strong>Dust Child</strong> </em>by Nguyen
  Phan Que Mai</span> <span style="color: #666699\;"><em>Wayne&rsquo\;s Not
 e: </em>The author&rsquo\;s new novel (the group read <strong><em>The Moun
 tains Sing </em></strong>by her last year) centers on what the Vietnamese 
 call the &ldquo\;dust of life\,&rdquo\; the children (now adults) of Ameri
 can servicemen and Vietnamese women\, a group shunned and persecuted in Vi
 etnam. The book&rsquo\;s release date is <strong>March 14th\, 2023.</stron
 g>&nbsp\; I will be hosting the author\, live and on zoom at the College o
 f Southern Maryland on <strong>March 29</strong>\, and she will be at St. 
 Mary&rsquo\;s College on <strong>March 30th.</strong> The Veterans&rsquo\;
  Book Group is invited to both appearances.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span st
 yle="color: #0000ff\;">June 03: </span><span style="color: #000000\;"><em>
 <strong>Memorial Days: Vietnam Stories\, 1973-2022</strong></em> by Wayne 
 Karlin</span> <span style="color: #666699\;"><em>(in Longfellow room)</em>
 </span></p>\nhttps://stmalib.libnet.info/event/7434601
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