The year is 1969. Newlywed William Wagener, on active duty in South Vietnam, has exchanged over 300 handwritten letters with his dear wife, Carole, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These intimate letters were the foundation of this heartfelt memoir, written by Carole, to preserve both a vital piece of history and their unique love story. During a time of social unrest where many college campuses were torn apart by antiwar protestors clashing with police and National Guards, Carole struggled to navigate married life from across the ocean while Bill struggled to survive a war, not of their choosing.