John Conrad - Among the Walking Wounded: Soldiers, Survival, and PTSD

I want to thank Martha Rutherford Conrad for her support during the writing of the manuscript as well as for her advice and commentary on its early formulation. Thanks as well for the editing of the whole package prior to submission and for writing the foreword for this book on the walking wounded a foreword that only she could write. Last, but most importantly, thank you, Martha, for your love and patience on this mutual journey.

I am very grateful to my friend Warrant Officer Andy Singh for agreeing to share his story, his early encouragement and support for the project, and for his patient review of early editions of several chapters. Thanks for your friendship, comradeship, and support over the past years.

Thanks as well to Bruce and Susan Wood, parents of Corporal Joshua Wood, who were very charitable with their time, despite the pain associated with covering such difficult ground once again. Joshuas loss is raw and difficult to deal with, so thank you to both of them for their courage in letting me tell a small part of his story and for reviewing the main Joshua Wood chapter. I, too, think often of your son and he will always have a place in my heart and my thoughts.

Thank you to my friend Darcia Arndt, who reviewed the parts of the book that pertained to her husband and our splendid convoy escort, commander Master Corporal Raymond Arndt. It is hard to believe I was so nervous about meeting you all those years ago. Thanks for your friendship and support and for helping us all to remember Ray.

Thanks go out as well to Shona Steven Neufeld of Vancouver, who provided valuable early comments and suggestion on the entire manuscript. Your insightful comments have made this a much better book. I am grateful for your support and friendship.

I want to thank Dr. Cody House of the Edmonton Operational Stress Injury Clinic and also Captain (Retired) Fred Doucette, formerly of the Royal Canadian Regiment. I have only met Fred through his books on PTSD, in which he relates own experiences. The work that Fred has done as a soldier, as a writer, and as a counsellor working inside an OSI clinic in New Brunswick has been extraordinary and is deserving of the highest recognition. Thank you for your service to Canada and to our soldiers, Fred, and for your courage in sharing your story.

Last, but by no means least, I wish to thank the good people of Dundurn for their support and advice on the front end and throughout the editing process of Among the Walking Wounded: Kirk Howard, Margaret Bryant, Kathryn Lane, Carrie Gleason, Kendra Martin, Jonathan Schmidt, Cheryl Hawley, and Dominic Farrell.