In his book, A Walk in Hell: The other side of war, Helle lays bare the truth about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), something he?抯 battled since returning home in 1970. ?揟he fighting in Vietnam stopped years go,??says Helle, ?揵ut for most of us who were there, the war never ends. On good days and with the best counseling and medications, we succeed only in keeping it at bay.??
A Walk In Hell is not a ?搘ar story??but one about the mental bombs that can detonate years, even decades, after the sounds of the last battlefield explosions have been silenced. PTSD can also be caused by natural disasters, terrorist attacks, rape, automobile accidents, and many more events in many lives. Survivors of such events and those who love them will find understanding in this book.
?揥ith increasing public sentiment against our going to war in Iraq,??says Helle. ?揑 see another ?慥ietnam??in the making, where our returning veterans may once more languish without the love and support that will make them whole again. It is a matter of the highest moral responsibility for our nation to stand by our soldie Tips: Find Street Fashion Online(may be you can find what you want on the oasap.com) rs and to provide them with all of the help they will need to reintegrate successfully with our society.??
?揥ith utmost courage, Greg has been able to transcend many adversities of life. As I read his journal, [which was] hauntingly honest.., I became overwhelmed by his writings. This history--his history--is elegantly written, extremely painfully revealing. However, he will pass on to others what he has learned from his recovery process??All readers, men and women, will learn of horror and hope. The hero has returned home.??
Roger J. Girard, M.Ed., CTS, CAP
?揋reg Helle is such a brave man?匞reg has done the world a service. He speaks for those who cannot speak of it. And he speaks to those of us who have never had to experience it. ??For the psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker and clergy, this is a must reading. For the student of these professions, this should be required in the curriculum. It?抯 important to see and understand the soul of the person who suffers from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.??
Jan Dale, Ph.D. ??Licensed Psychologist
?揂n Iowan writes about how Vietnam yanked him from a tranquil farm life into a nightmare that resurfaced in his mind just five years ago?匒t a therapist?抯 urging, he began to write his emotions down. The words were too painful to arrange in full sentences, so short bursts of prose poetry explored the battlefield.??/p>
Des Moines Register, 2/10/03
?揑 do not hold the government responsible for what happened to me.??says Greg, ?????揑?抦 a patriot. I?抎 be over in Afghanistan or Iraq, but I?抦 too damn old.??/p>
Florida Today 1/19/03
??About the Author
A life-long Iowa resident, Gregory A. Helle now lives in Ankeny, Iowa. He has been married to his high-school sweetheart, Alice, for 32 years, and has two grown children, a daughter who is a police officer and a son in law school. Mr. Helle is a CPA and worked as the hospital administrator of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Iowa State University but is currently on medical leave for PTSD. Greg is currently a member of the National Society of CPA?抯, Iowa Society of CPA?? Vietnam Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization. ??Greg has given several interviews, gives talks to various organizations (at cost), and has been invited to present at the 10th International MaleSurvivor Conference.
A Walk in Hell
By Gregory A. Helle
Publication Date: November 7, 2002
Trade Paperback; $22.99; 364 pages; 1-4010-7518-5
Cloth Hardback; $32.99; 364 pages; 1-4010-7519-3
15% discounts are available from the publisher and the author.
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Contact the author for interviews, to provide review copies, press materials, or to provide any additional information.
The author is also available to talk with groups about the effects of war and personal trauma. The author does not charge a fee but does ask that expenses be covered.
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Please read the author?抯 open letter at: http://www.awalkinhell.com/Open_Letter.htm. Excerpts from the book can be read at http://www.awalkinhell.com/forward.htm. Reviews of the book, press clippings, comments by readers, and a listing of speaking engagements can also be found at http://www.awalkinhell.com.
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Greg Helle?抯 website has won the Golden Web Award and the Service to Vets Award, making the world a better place award.
??A Walk In Hell can be purchased, inscribed and signed by the author, through the web page http://www.awalkinhell.com. Immediate shipping and a discount off retail prices is available from the author.
The book can also be purchased through the Xlibris Web site at: http://www1.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=15195 or by calling 1-888-795-4274. The book is also available for sale through the major online booksellers ??http://www.amazon.com, http://www.BN.com and http://www.borders.com.
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