While struggling with the changes he faces during his senior year in a small Indiana town, Lucas gains insight through a unique friendship with a former Vietnam war protester.
A collecton of essays and discussion exercises present conflicting viewpoints on various aspects of American policy and participation in the Vietnam War.
Sam Hughes lives in Hopewell, Kentucky with her Uncle Emmett who is a Vietnam veteran. Sam's father was killed in Vietnam and she wants to understand about the war, but Emmett and other vets refuse to tell her much.