Brave Warriors, Humble Heroes ― A Vietnam War Story

Through her husband's letters from Southeast Asia about his combat missions in Vietnam and over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos in 1971 and 1972, Marge Hansen shares a gripping journey into one of the most divisive and turbulent periods in the nation's history. Brave Warriors, Humble Heroes: A Vietnam War Story captures in a flier's words the conflict, drama, frustration, heroism, and longing for home and family that mark combat missions. Through meticulous research and compelling narrative, Marge brings to readers a chance to understand what may have been only an ongoing headline in the news for those at home or a distant episode in American history for younger readers. In her voice and Charlie's, she captures the experience of those who serve and those who support them. For Marge and Charlie, the war was immediate and personal and has not ended; both were impacted by the legacy of Agent Orange—he from his assignment to front-line bases and she from her visit to him at one of those bases. Brave Warriors, Humble Heroes recounts the story of one war, one hero, one marriage, and one family. This book stands for all those whose voices have not been heard.

Marjorie T. Hansen became a military wife in 1958 when she married First Lieutenant Charles J. Hansen, Jr., United States Air Force, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1956. Marge shared his military experience that forever changed their lives—the Cold War, Vietnam War, and the aftermath of war. Brave Warriors, Humble Heroes: A Vietnam War Story pays tribute to their enduring love that played out all over the world: Japan, Florida, Mississippi, Ohio, Alabama, California, Hawaii, South Vietnam, North Dakota, Texas, and even a remote jungle base in the war zone on the Laotian-Thailand border. Marge earned the Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University and the Master of Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma. Her professional experience includes teacher in public higher education, communications instructor and education administrator for the United States Air Force, and manager in corporate marketing communications for Texas Instruments. She lives in the Dallas area and continues her work to seek help for military dependents who were exposed to Agent Orange at USAF bases in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Marge is actively involved with the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Life Member; Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Life Member; Air Force Association, Gold Star Wives, Vietnam Veterans Association, Florida State University and University of Oklahoma alumni associations, American Association of University Women (AAUW), Alpha Xi Delta, and is a member of the Church of the Holy Communion, Dallas, TX. She has two sons and three granddaughters.