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That is why most of us read, to learn something new, to be inspired, entertained, feel a closeness, or simply to transport us to a different place. I never anticipated how a book I opened last year would awaken my spirit in every way, offering generational and timeless truths. Moreover, it made me believe in fate again. \n\nHowever, there is a catch. This life-altering book and its promise can only be retold here—because there was only one that was accidentally printed. \n\nWhat Are the Odds? \n\nAlthough I published my book a few years ago, the story about it that came to life happened in January 2019. It began when I placed an order with my distributor to restock my stash of hardcovers that dwindled from holiday sales. I love being gifted a signed copy of any book, so I keep this purchase option on my author website too. As my husband says, reading a signed book is like eating outside—the food always tastes better. \n\nOn my way out the door after the morning shuffle of grabbing jackets, bags and breakfast, a large box sitting in the foyer caught my eye. It was that resupply of books, having arrived the day before. Ever the multitasker, I grabbed a knife from the kitchen, slit the taped seam of the box and took the first copy on top of the stack. Stuffing it into my purse, I planned to drop this in the mail to fulfill the personalized order in my inbox and knock one more thing off my to-do list! Yet sitting in my Jeep in front of the post office later that day, the universe stood still when I opened the book to autograph it.\n\nIt was not my book. \n\nI snapped it closed—I was in utter disbelief—and stared at the paper jacket wrapped around the hardcover: The Frontline Generation: How We Served Post 9/11. Yes, that was my book cover. I removed the jacket, checked the gray cloth bound outside, which did have my last name and book title embossed on the binding. But when I opened it for a second time, this time slowly turning the first blank page at the beginning, I landed again on a cover page that was not the title of my book. I’m sure my lips mouthed the foreign words. \n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nFearful Odds: A Memoir of Vietnam and Its Aftermath was the manuscript bound inside my hardcover, in its entirety, which was revealed after inspecting the first few pages individually, to fanning to the end with my thumb landing on acknowledgments. Speaking of odds, I thought, what are the chances that two different books are accidentally and perfectly combined during a print run? The fact that the two bound together just happened to be books written by two veterans—from two different generations, two different wars—seemed unbelievable. \n\nI returned to my home office, and after a few minutes of internet sleuthing, I discovered the other author—and he was alive! After digging up a phone number and being transferred through two secretaries, I was asked to hold. An older, warm inquisitive voice came through my iPhone. “Is this true? Our books are bound together?” Charles W. Newhall, the Vietnam Veteran and author whose book was combined with mine was the man on the other end of the call. I recounted the discovery, ending with, “Well, it appears to me I’m supposed to read your book.” He aptly replied, “And I yours. Let’s determine if we like each other and reconnect then.” \n\nI smiled in response, “Sounds perfect.” I liked him instantly. And I was glad to hear he went by Chuck, since funny enough, my husband, who is also a veteran, shares his name—talk about alleviating confusion! I emailed him a short video of our book. Chuck was equally amused and replied he had already placed his online order for my book. I planned to start Fearful Odds over the weekend, but a cryptic one sentence email from Chuck a few days later kept me up all night reading his book. \n\n“Just finished yours … much to discuss …” \n\nThe Striking Differences, the Eerie Similarities \n\nBefore the trending “OK, boomer” pejorative that mocks that crowd I’ll simply define here as those who won’t retire or stop running for public office, I had already (and unexpectedly) unearthed a deeper affinity for the Vietnam generation during my book tour. This unexplained connectedness made no sense to me then, nor did it as I began to read through the striking differences outlined in Fearful Odds. Chuck’s opening is the gut punch annihilation of 40 percent of his platoon the first few days in battle—casualties for the Global War on Terror are nowhere near those lost and immortalized on black granite in Washington DC. Make no mistake, though, every loss of life in combat is heartbreaking, even if it is one soldier from a battalion, as described in my book. \n\nNevertheless, Chuck’s counterinsurgency fight in the A Shau Valley and the jungles of Vietnam are a bloody contrast to the unforgiving mountains and deserts in the Middle East, in particular the narrow dirt roads described in my memoir about Eastern Afghanistan. Also, consider that while Chuck endured enemy fire alongside those who were drafted, I served with an all-volunteer force when rockets pounded our bases. In the 1960s and ’70s, families talked about our foreign policy commitments around the kitchen table because someone they knew would have their number drawn. Post 9/11, America has continued to go shopping at the mall while the smallest number in our history—less than 1 percent—wears our nation’s uniform. \n\nThese startling disparities of our times cannot be understated. I shook my head in disgust when reading about Chuck getting kicked out of a bar when he returned home—vulgarities and disrespect were hurled at him and another service member for simply wanting to buy their first stateside beer. When I walked through crowded airports upon my arrival, I experienced glares, too, but in another way. A stranger anonymously bought my lunch when I stopped to eat on my layover, passing along a simple message through the waiter: “Thank you for your service.” Let me say this: no post 9/11 veteran must go on a book tour to appreciate how differently we are treated from the Vietnam generation of service members. \n\nOn a personal level, while the combat Chuck and I experienced was separated by nearly forty years, there were far greater chasms between the baby boomer Chuck and this Xennial (a person born between Gen-X’rs and Millennials). For example, the obvious—I am a woman, and he is a man. Raised in the southwest in tract housing where baseboards are not flush, I have a Nashville spark perhaps only matched by the maverick fire Chuck emits from his palatial, East Coast, private school upbringing. And as I stand on the doorstep of middle-age, middle class, and rising, Chuck is perched atop a breathtaking legacy that most would not even dare to dream. \n\nThis is where the divergence in our stories end, overpowered by eerie similarities that still make the hair stand up on the back of my neck. \n\nDespite where each of us started, what we have in common was the unequivocal drive to start living as quickly as possible. Both of us share an unshakable reverence for tradition yet are clearly wired to defy norms and ask questions. Our yearning for adventure and thirst for knowledge can easily be romanticized as those who may be so bold to passion chase, speak up, take risks. The unflattering and imperfect side to ambition is present, too, as we both confide our edges with the reader. And, of course, our devotion to country and its higher ideals made the decision to serve in the military as natural as breathing. \n\nYet it was what was revealed in the pages beyond our like constitutions that kept me reading throughout the night. \n\nFor two absolute random books to be combined by mistake, both of our stories were set against the backdrop of serving in combat at the peak of military surges, for Vietnam and Afghanistan. Ironically, we were in the same unit too—he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, while I was attached to the Screaming Eagles four decades later. And he carried the weight and responsibility of lives—just as I did—as it was that we were both commanders. \n\n\t\t\t\t\tMarjorie K. Eastman in Afghanistan.\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nIt is easy to dismiss all this coincidence up to a point. But with the turn of every page, there was more that fueled the mystery of our printing error. Our equal commitment and love for those who fought by our sides is palpable. Just the same is our shared lessons learned on leadership, where our quotes dance around the same virtues. Resolute beliefs were sown—views that span generations—that service members must only be sent to win wars, not fight them endlessly. And chills ran through my body when I read the names of his soldiers that were identical to mine—every generation has a Schmitty and a Mac. However, it was the “close call” that made me set down the book and take a deep breath—we both drove over a roadside bomb that did not detonate. \n\nOur stories together were culminating in timeless truths. Bound together, a new wisdom began to emerge. \n\nHomecoming \n\n\t\t\t\t\tChuck Newell in Vietnam\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nI was about halfway through Chuck’s memoir when I flipped ahead to study the photos in the center of his book. His piercing eyes were a marked contrast to my ready smile; nevertheless, I knew that gaze. I looked at the clock and groaned. It had been a long time since I pulled an “all-nighter.” Yet this next part of the story was about homecoming—leaving the military and establishing a new mission as a civilian. Or, simply, starting anew. The tired, catchy phrase transition overused by the post 9/11 military community was exactly the current chapter of my life. I had to keep reading. \n\nI anticipated sage insight from this warrior who had gone before me that would help guide me through the maze of my newfound wilderness. I was, again, astonished by our similar steps and struggles. \n\nUp to this point, both of our books also described how love shaped and empowered us. Particularly, the love we had with our spouses. Interestingly, we both highlight our R&R and the recharge it provided to finish our deployments. That said, he met his wife Marsi in Hong Kong in a Rolls Royce with a bottle of Dom Perignon, while my husband Charles picked me up in his Ford F150 with handpicked flowers, and we hid away in a townhome near the border of Kentucky. Call it coincidence, again, but Chuck and I both went on to business school, forged paths tied to entrepreneurship, and started our families. Charles and I had a son. Marsi and Chuck had two boys. \n\nDuring this period, hardships that transcend and transformative events shook both of us to our core. \n\nLife’s greatest battles are not necessarily reserved for those in combat. For years, I carried the burden as a spouse of a soldier, since Charles continued back-and-forth combat tours, juggling the fear of losing him and our ongoing pain of multiple miscarriages and infertility. Then, it happened on a Wednesday when the doctor told us our only child had infant cancer. There is a special kind of hell for moments in life like this. Chuck knew this all too well, and suffered greatly from Marsi’s bipolar disorder, depression and infidelity. On what was supposed to be just another cold, gray Saturday in winter, Chuck discovered Marsi’s body in the woods behind their house—she’d committed suicide. \n\nHis account of this awful tragedy and aftermath is some of the most gripping and honest writing one could read. \n\nWe may not all share the same experiences, but we do all have the same emotions. Chuck and I both recognized how the hardening from our past helped us overcome these crucibles. Every person has been through something—there are chapters in everyone’s lives that they would not want to read out loud. Even so, the human spirit is relentless. Resilience, grit, and courage is earned when you go through the tough times. Those reservoirs, faith, and professional help led both of us to new frontiers. For Charles and me, our little boy beat cancer and provides us never-ending happiness. For Chuck, a beautiful ray of sunshine named Amy brought his family back to life and has been by his side for thirty-seven years. \n\nHealing can be found in the gardens of life. \n\nIn the gardens we meet \n\nIndeed, we had much to discuss. Amongst other things, our combined stories tackle assumptions and dispel the notion of what we are all capable of enduring and producing. Yet the greatest revelation occurred when we met face to face in the spring. \n\nCharles and I had planned a weekend road trip with our son to see the nation’s capital during the peak bloom of cherry blossoms. Since Chuck and Amy reside outside the Beltway, we coordinated a Sunday lunch before our drive back to North Carolina. We had chatted on the phone a few more times by now, delightful banter and, of course, divulging exclusive footnotes. I also learned Chuck’s book had a companion volume, Brightside Gardens: A Dialogue Between the Head and the Heart, which presents the emotional and visual impact of the Newhall’s exquisite fifty-four individual gardens on their private property. When we pulled into the driveway, Chuck walked outside to meet us in the courtyard. \n\nHe stood defiantly tall and ready to give us a personal tour of the grounds, in particular, A Shau Garden. Clutching a cane to help steady the shaky encounters Parkinson’s mounts on his aging vessel, I walked straight in his direction. My instinct said the only appropriate greeting would be how one would embrace an old comrade. I gave him a hug. Customary introductions were exchanged once Charles and our seven-year-old son climbed out of the Jeep. Then we followed Chuck’s lead through the iron gates.\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nMy little boy skipped ahead as we inhaled the crisp early spring air and took in the beauty that surrounded us. It’s been said that you find meaning when you want or need meaning. Making sense of why I was walking beside Chuck, why our books were combined, was reminiscent in how his interwoven gardens urge you to not overthink nature. Accept remarkable turns of fate and allow them to touch your heart and ignite your spirit. Because when you stand amongst winter aconites, which Chuck planted in A Shau Garden to honor the fallen, one is reminded that the gift of each new day is rooted in both the joys and trials we face. \n\nWhatever your war, cultivate hard-earned wisdom and you will not only prevail, but thrive. \n\nAmy welcomed us as we approached the house, yet her glow and charisma was felt from the terrace. She reaffirms that our society should widen the definition of heroes. Our son immediately warmed up to her and their dear elderly pug, which was roaming through the ornate living room. We took a seat, and I finally presented Chuck with “our” book. He mirrored my response to this implausible printing error, looking over it slowly and carefully. And then, looking up at me and smiling. \n\nNot every story about war is a war story. \n\nBefore we departed that day, Chuck and I made sure to exchange signed copies of our books. Overwhelmed by the surreal moment, I tried to inscribe a fitting note to him. Yet, for a person who is an author, I wrestled for the right words. Of all the personalized copies I have signed, this one was on a level all its own! Chuck finished what he wrote in his copy, closed the book, and handed it to me. \n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nOn our drive home, I found the treasure that awaited me inside his signed hardcover. \n\nPerfectly bound \n\nWhat are the odds that my book was combined with Chuck’s? Well, our books printed out of a warehouse that is part of the largest distributor of books in the world, Ingram Content Group. Despite proprietary confidentiality on the total numbers Ingram prints daily, it is safe to conclude our combined book is inimitable. I learned our books were not lined in the queue because we were the same genre or alphabetically close, either. And print errors of any kind are minuscule—Ingram boasts a Quality Efficiency Rating of 99.865%! \n\nThe team at Ingram said they have never heard of a printing error like this. \n\nOur combined story was a harmonious call to action to live with conviction and for each other, to do so fearlessly, or otherwise said, find your frontline. One of Chuck’s favorite quotes captures this sentiment, which is actually the title of his third book that will be released later this year. When I saw Chuck and Amy again while passing through Baltimore for a conference, he handed me an early draft of Dare Disturb the Universe: A Memoir of Venture Capital. I would be captivated once more by the powerful details of his professional journey (he refers to it as a quest) that changed the world. \n\nAs we were wrapping up our lunch, I joked with Chuck, “Our printing error really should be a movie.” Without missing a beat, he replied, “It absolutely should be—it could save lives.” I knew the depth of his statement, not just meant for those in the throes of some form of adversity, for those searching or listless. Every twist in our paths matter. And sometimes they are intertwined to awaken us and bridge our understanding of life.\n\nThe mistake of our combined book was a perfect symbol to that point, solving the mystery. However we are tied in, each of us is unique, destined, certain the way we are. And not singular. We are not alone. In a time where isolation and feeling disconnected are more pronounced, the fateful error of our combined book is a reminder that our stories, our world, is bound together. \n\nThe providence of Chuck’s inscription exposed this epiphany: “It is so great—someone understands me.”"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-moments/how-a-printing-error-tied-vets-together/","url":"https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-moments/how-a-printing-error-tied-vets-together/","name":"Perfectly Bound - How a printing error tied a Vietnam and post-9/11 Veteran together","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.wearethemighty.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-moments/how-a-printing-error-tied-vets-together/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-moments/how-a-printing-error-tied-vets-together/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3993-scaled.jpg?quality=85","datePublished":"2021-03-29T05:43:29-07:00","dateModified":"2021-03-29T13:38:58-07:00","description":"When two authors books are bound together by accident, they discover they have much more in common than they ever realized. 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That is why most of us read, to learn something new, to be inspired, entertained, feel a closeness, or simply to transport us to a different place. I never anticipated how a book I opened last year would awaken my spirit in every way, offering generational and timeless truths. Moreover, it made me believe in fate again. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">However, there is a catch. This life-altering book and its promise can only be retold here—because there was only one that was accidentally printed. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-are-the-odds">What Are the Odds? </h2> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Although I published my book a few years ago, the story about it that came to life happened in January 2019. It began when I placed an order with my distributor to restock my stash of hardcovers that dwindled from holiday sales. I love being gifted a signed copy of any book, so I keep this purchase option on my author website too. As my husband says, reading a signed book is like eating outside—the food always tastes better. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">On my way out the door after the morning shuffle of grabbing jackets, bags and breakfast, a large box sitting in the foyer caught my eye. It was that resupply of books, having arrived the day before. Ever the multitasker, I grabbed a knife from the kitchen, slit the taped seam of the box and took the first copy on top of the stack. Stuffing it into my purse, I planned to drop this in the mail to fulfill the personalized order in my inbox and knock one more thing off my to-do list! Yet sitting in my Jeep in front of the post office later that day, the universe stood still when I opened the book to autograph it.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-it-was-not-my-book">It was not my book. </h3> <p class="article-paragraph skip">I snapped it closed—I was in utter disbelief—and stared at the paper jacket wrapped around the hardcover: The Frontline Generation: How We Served Post 9/11. Yes, that was my book cover. I removed the jacket, checked the gray cloth bound outside, which did have my last name and book title embossed on the binding. But when I opened it for a second time, this time slowly turning the first blank page at the beginning, I landed again on a cover page that was not the title of my book. I’m sure my lips mouthed the foreign words. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img width="960" height="640" loading="lazy" src="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?strip=all&quality=85" alt="" class="wp-image-66930" srcset="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg 960w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=675&h=450 675w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=606&h=404 606w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/de520a_396a1af89af54d14873c4fcb25c2623a_mv2.jpg?w=150&h=100 150w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /> </figure> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Fearful Odds: A Memoir of Vietnam and Its Aftermath was the manuscript bound inside my hardcover, in its entirety, which was revealed after inspecting the first few pages individually, to fanning to the end with my thumb landing on acknowledgments. Speaking of odds, I thought, what are the chances that two different books are accidentally and perfectly combined during a print run? The fact that the two bound together just happened to be books written by two veterans—from two different generations, two different wars—seemed unbelievable. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">I returned to my home office, and after a few minutes of internet sleuthing, I discovered the other author—and he was alive! After digging up a phone number and being transferred through two secretaries, I was asked to hold. An older, warm inquisitive voice came through my iPhone. “Is this true? Our books are bound together?” Charles W. Newhall, the Vietnam Veteran and author whose book was combined with mine was the man on the other end of the call. I recounted the discovery, ending with, “Well, it appears to me I’m supposed to read your book.” He aptly replied, “And I yours. Let’s determine if we like each other and reconnect then.” </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">I smiled in response, “Sounds perfect.” I liked him instantly. And I was glad to hear he went by Chuck, since funny enough, my husband, who is also a veteran, shares his name—talk about alleviating confusion! I emailed him a short video of our book. Chuck was equally amused and replied he had already placed his online order for my book. I planned to start Fearful Odds over the weekend, but a cryptic one sentence email from Chuck a few days later kept me up all night reading his book. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">“Just finished yours … much to discuss …” </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-striking-differences-the-eerie-similarities">The Striking Differences, the Eerie Similarities </h2> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Before the trending “OK, boomer” pejorative that mocks that crowd I’ll simply define here as those who won’t retire or stop running for public office, I had already (and unexpectedly) unearthed a deeper affinity for the Vietnam generation during my book tour. This unexplained connectedness made no sense to me then, nor did it as I began to read through the striking differences outlined in Fearful Odds. Chuck’s opening is the gut punch annihilation of 40 percent of his platoon the first few days in battle—casualties for the Global War on Terror are nowhere near those lost and immortalized on black granite in Washington DC. Make no mistake, though, every loss of life in combat is heartbreaking, even if it is one soldier from a battalion, as described in my book. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Nevertheless, Chuck’s counterinsurgency fight in the A Shau Valley and the jungles of Vietnam are a bloody contrast to the unforgiving mountains and deserts in the Middle East, in particular the narrow dirt roads described in my memoir about Eastern Afghanistan. Also, consider that while Chuck endured enemy fire alongside those who were drafted, I served with an all-volunteer force when rockets pounded our bases. In the 1960s and ’70s, families talked about our foreign policy commitments around the kitchen table because someone they knew would have their number drawn. Post 9/11, America has continued to go shopping at the mall while the smallest number in our history—less than 1 percent—wears our nation’s uniform. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">These startling disparities of our times cannot be understated. I shook my head in disgust when reading about Chuck getting kicked out of a bar when he returned home—vulgarities and disrespect were hurled at him and another service member for simply wanting to buy their first stateside beer. When I walked through crowded airports upon my arrival, I experienced glares, too, but in another way. A stranger anonymously bought my lunch when I stopped to eat on my layover, passing along a simple message through the waiter: “Thank you for your service.” Let me say this: no post 9/11 veteran must go on a book tour to appreciate how differently we are treated from the Vietnam generation of service members. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">On a personal level, while the combat Chuck and I experienced was separated by nearly forty years, there were far greater chasms between the baby boomer Chuck and this Xennial (a person born between Gen-X’rs and Millennials). For example, the obvious—I am a woman, and he is a man. Raised in the southwest in tract housing where baseboards are not flush, I have a Nashville spark perhaps only matched by the maverick fire Chuck emits from his palatial, East Coast, private school upbringing. And as I stand on the doorstep of middle-age, middle class, and rising, Chuck is perched atop a breathtaking legacy that most would not even dare to dream. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-this-is-where-the-divergence-in-our-stories-end-overpowered-by-eerie-similarities-that-still-make-the-hair-stand-up-on-the-back-of-my-neck">This is where the divergence in our stories end, overpowered by eerie similarities that still make the hair stand up on the back of my neck. </h3> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Despite where each of us started, what we have in common was the unequivocal drive to start living as quickly as possible. Both of us share an unshakable reverence for tradition yet are clearly wired to defy norms and ask questions. Our yearning for adventure and thirst for knowledge can easily be romanticized as those who may be so bold to passion chase, speak up, take risks. The unflattering and imperfect side to ambition is present, too, as we both confide our edges with the reader. And, of course, our devotion to country and its higher ideals made the decision to serve in the military as natural as breathing. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip" id="h-yet-it-was-what-was-revealed-in-the-pages-beyond-our-like-constitutions-that-kept-me-reading-throughout-the-night">Yet it was what was revealed in the pages beyond our like constitutions that kept me reading throughout the night. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">For two absolute random books to be combined by mistake, both of our stories were set against the backdrop of serving in combat at the peak of military surges, for Vietnam and Afghanistan. Ironically, we were in the same unit too—he was assigned to the 101<sup>st </sup>Airborne Division, while I was attached to the Screaming Eagles four decades later. And he carried the weight and responsibility of lives—just as I did—as it was that we were both commanders. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img width="2560" height="2405" loading="lazy" src="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?strip=all&quality=85" alt="" class="wp-image-66933" srcset="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=300&h=282 300w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=722 768w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=1024&h=962 1024w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=1443 1536w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1924 2048w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=479&h=450 479w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=213&h=200 213w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=703&h=660 703w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=426&h=400 426w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=890&h=836 890w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=734&h=690 734w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=230&h=216 230w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=430&h=404 430w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=952&h=894 952w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=800&h=752 800w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=739&h=694 739w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=263 280w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=1353 1440w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=272 289w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=348 370w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=289 308w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=47 50w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MK-Eastman-Bamyan-Afghanistan-2010-scaled.jpg?w=150&h=141 150w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> <figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Marjorie K. Eastman in Afghanistan.</figcaption> </figure> <p class="article-paragraph skip">It is easy to dismiss all this coincidence up to a point. But with the turn of every page, there was more that fueled the mystery of our printing error. Our equal commitment and love for those who fought by our sides is palpable. Just the same is our shared lessons learned on leadership, where our quotes dance around the same virtues. Resolute beliefs were sown—views that span generations—that service members must only be sent to win wars, not fight them endlessly. And chills ran through my body when I read the names of his soldiers that were identical to mine—every generation has a Schmitty and a Mac. However, it was the “close call” that made me set down the book and take a deep breath—we both drove over a roadside bomb that did not detonate. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Our stories together were culminating in timeless truths. Bound together, a new wisdom began to emerge. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-homecoming">Homecoming </h2> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img width="2560" height="2000" loading="lazy" src="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?strip=all&quality=85" alt="chuck newhall" class="wp-image-66934" srcset="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=300&h=234 300w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=600 768w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=1024&h=800 1024w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=1200 1536w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1600 2048w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=576&h=450 576w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=256&h=200 256w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=845&h=660 845w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=512&h=400 512w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=1070&h=836 1070w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=883&h=690 883w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=276&h=216 276w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=517&h=404 517w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=1144&h=894 1144w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=963&h=752 963w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=888&h=694 888w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=219 280w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=1125 1440w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=226 289w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=289 370w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=241 308w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=39 50w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chuck-Newell-Vietnam-scaled.jpg?w=150&h=117 150w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> <figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chuck Newell in Vietnam</figcaption> </figure> <p class="article-paragraph skip">I was about halfway through Chuck’s memoir when I flipped ahead to study the photos in the center of his book. His piercing eyes were a marked contrast to my ready smile; nevertheless, I knew that gaze. I looked at the clock and groaned. It had been a long time since I pulled an “all-nighter.” Yet this next part of the story was about homecoming—leaving the military and establishing a new mission as a civilian. Or, simply, starting anew. The tired, catchy phrase transition overused by the post 9/11 military community was exactly the current chapter of my life. I had to keep reading. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">I anticipated sage insight from this warrior who had gone before me that would help guide me through the maze of my newfound wilderness. I was, again, astonished by our similar steps and struggles. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Up to this point, both of our books also described how love shaped and empowered us. Particularly, the love we had with our spouses. Interestingly, we both highlight our R&R and the recharge it provided to finish our deployments. That said, he met his wife Marsi in Hong Kong in a Rolls Royce with a bottle of Dom Perignon, while my husband Charles picked me up in his Ford F150 with handpicked flowers, and we hid away in a townhome near the border of Kentucky. Call it coincidence, again, but Chuck and I both went on to business school, forged paths tied to entrepreneurship, and started our families. Charles and I had a son. Marsi and Chuck had two boys. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">During this period, hardships that transcend and transformative events shook both of us to our core. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Life’s greatest battles are not necessarily reserved for those in combat. For years, I carried the burden as a spouse of a soldier, since Charles continued back-and-forth combat tours, juggling the fear of losing him and our ongoing pain of multiple miscarriages and infertility. Then, it happened on a Wednesday when the doctor told us our only child had infant cancer. There is a special kind of hell for moments in life like this. Chuck knew this all too well, and suffered greatly from Marsi’s bipolar disorder, depression and infidelity. On what was supposed to be just another cold, gray Saturday in winter, Chuck discovered Marsi’s body in the woods behind their house—she’d committed suicide. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">His account of this awful tragedy and aftermath is some of the most gripping and honest writing one could read. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">We may not all share the same experiences, but we do all have the same emotions. Chuck and I both recognized how the hardening from our past helped us overcome these crucibles. Every person has been through something—there are chapters in everyone’s lives that they would not want to read out loud. Even so, the human spirit is relentless. Resilience, grit, and courage is earned when you go through the tough times. Those reservoirs, faith, and professional help led both of us to new frontiers. For Charles and me, our little boy beat cancer and provides us never-ending happiness. For Chuck, a beautiful ray of sunshine named Amy brought his family back to life and has been by his side for thirty-seven years. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Healing can be found in the gardens of life. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-in-the-gardens-we-meet">In the gardens we meet </h2> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Indeed, we had much to discuss. Amongst other things, our combined stories tackle assumptions and dispel the notion of what we are all capable of enduring and producing. Yet the greatest revelation occurred when we met face to face in the spring. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Charles and I had planned a weekend road trip with our son to see the nation’s capital during the peak bloom of cherry blossoms. Since Chuck and Amy reside outside the Beltway, we coordinated a Sunday lunch before our drive back to North Carolina. We had chatted on the phone a few more times by now, delightful banter and, of course, divulging exclusive footnotes. I also learned Chuck’s book had a companion volume, Brightside Gardens: A Dialogue Between the Head and the Heart, which presents the emotional and visual impact of the Newhall’s exquisite fifty-four individual gardens on their private property. When we pulled into the driveway, Chuck walked outside to meet us in the courtyard. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">He stood defiantly tall and ready to give us a personal tour of the grounds, in particular, A Shau Garden. Clutching a cane to help steady the shaky encounters Parkinson’s mounts on his aging vessel, I walked straight in his direction. My instinct said the only appropriate greeting would be how one would embrace an old comrade. I gave him a hug. Customary introductions were exchanged once Charles and our seven-year-old son climbed out of the Jeep. Then we followed Chuck’s lead through the iron gates.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img width="2560" height="1920" loading="lazy" src="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?strip=all&quality=85" alt="chuck newell" class="wp-image-66937" srcset="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=300&h=225 300w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=576 768w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=1024&h=768 1024w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=1152 1536w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1536 2048w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=267&h=200 267w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=880&h=660 880w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=533&h=400 533w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=1115&h=836 1115w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=920&h=690 920w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=288&h=216 288w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=539&h=404 539w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=1192&h=894 1192w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=1003&h=752 1003w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=925&h=694 925w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=210 280w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=1080 1440w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=217 289w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=278 370w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=231 308w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=38 50w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3982-scaled.jpg?w=150&h=113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </figure> <p class="article-paragraph skip">My little boy skipped ahead as we inhaled the crisp early spring air and took in the beauty that surrounded us. It’s been said that you find meaning when you want or need meaning. Making sense of why I was walking beside Chuck, why our books were combined, was reminiscent in how his interwoven gardens urge you to not overthink nature. Accept remarkable turns of fate and allow them to touch your heart and ignite your spirit. Because when you stand amongst winter aconites, which Chuck planted in A Shau Garden to honor the fallen, one is reminded that the gift of each new day is rooted in both the joys and trials we face. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Whatever your war, cultivate hard-earned wisdom and you will not only prevail, but thrive. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Amy welcomed us as we approached the house, yet her glow and charisma was felt from the terrace. She reaffirms that our society should widen the definition of heroes. Our son immediately warmed up to her and their dear elderly pug, which was roaming through the ornate living room. We took a seat, and I finally presented Chuck with “our” book. He mirrored my response to this implausible printing error, looking over it slowly and carefully. And then, looking up at me and smiling. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Not every story about war is a war story. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Before we departed that day, Chuck and I made sure to exchange signed copies of our books. Overwhelmed by the surreal moment, I tried to inscribe a fitting note to him. Yet, for a person who is an author, I wrestled for the right words. Of all the personalized copies I have signed, this one was on a level all its own! Chuck finished what he wrote in his copy, closed the book, and handed it to me. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img width="2486" height="2560" loading="lazy" src="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?strip=all&quality=85" alt="chuck newell" class="wp-image-66936" srcset="https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg 2486w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=291&h=300 291w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=791 768w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=994&h=1024 994w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=1492&h=1536 1492w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=1989&h=2048 1989w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=437&h=450 437w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=194&h=200 194w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=641&h=660 641w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=388&h=400 388w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=812&h=836 812w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=670&h=690 670w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=210&h=216 210w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=392&h=404 392w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=868&h=894 868w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=730&h=752 730w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=674&h=694 674w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=288 280w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=1483 1440w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=298 289w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=381 370w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=317 308w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=50 50w, https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3989-scaled.jpg?w=150&h=154 150w" sizes="(max-width: 2486px) 100vw, 2486px" /> </figure> <p class="article-paragraph skip">On our drive home, I found the treasure that awaited me inside his signed hardcover. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-perfectly-bound">Perfectly bound </h2> <p class="article-paragraph skip">What are the odds that my book was combined with Chuck’s? Well, our books printed out of a warehouse that is part of the largest distributor of books in the world, Ingram Content Group. Despite proprietary confidentiality on the total numbers Ingram prints daily, it is safe to conclude our combined book is inimitable. I learned our books were not lined in the queue because we were the same genre or alphabetically close, either. And print errors of any kind are minuscule—Ingram boasts a Quality Efficiency Rating of 99.865%! </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">The team at Ingram said they have never heard of a printing error like this. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Our combined story was a harmonious call to action to live with conviction and for each other, to do so fearlessly, or otherwise said, find your frontline. One of Chuck’s favorite quotes captures this sentiment, which is actually the title of his third book that will be released later this year. When I saw Chuck and Amy again while passing through Baltimore for a conference, he handed me an early draft of Dare Disturb the Universe: A Memoir of Venture Capital. I would be captivated once more by the powerful details of his professional journey (he refers to it as a quest) that changed the world. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">As we were wrapping up our lunch, I joked with Chuck, “Our printing error really should be a movie.” Without missing a beat, he replied, “It absolutely should be—it could save lives.” I knew the depth of his statement, not just meant for those in the throes of some form of adversity, for those searching or listless. Every twist in our paths matter. And sometimes they are intertwined to awaken us and bridge our understanding of life.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">The mistake of our combined book was a perfect symbol to that point, solving the mystery. However we are tied in, each of us is unique, destined, certain the way we are. And not singular. We are not alone. 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