TY - BOOK AU - Carroll,Andrew ED - National Endowment for the Arts. TI - Operation homecoming : : Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the words of U.S. troops and their families / SN - 1400065623 AV - DS79.76. O647 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - New York : PB - Random House, KW - Iraq War, 2003-2011 KW - Personal narratives, American KW - Afghan War, 2001- KW - Families of military personnel KW - United States N1 - “National endowment for the arts”—cover page; “Eyewitness accounts, private journals, short stories, and other writings”—cover page; Contents: And now it begins : heading into combat—Hearts and minds : interactions with Afghans and Iraqis—Stuck in this sandbox : gripes, humor, boredom, and the daily grind—Worlds apart : life on the home front—This is not a game : the physical and emotional toll of war—Home : returning to the United States. N2 - Summary: Eyewitness accounts, private journals, short stories, and other writings by U.S. troops and their families. ER -