Scars of War

War is not romantic. It is bleeding and dying and holding a lifeless comrade in your arms. It is storming a beach through a hail of bullets. It isfighter planes spiraling from the sky and Americans being taken captive. In Scars of War , author Marilyn Swinson tells true and often horrifyingstories of war. Based on one-on-one interviews with more than forty veterans, all members of the Combat Airmen/Joshuas Troops of Mayodan, North Carolina, Swinson brings the narratives to lifeas the soldiers re