Falling through the earth

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From her father, Danielle Trussoni learned rock 'n' roll, how to avoid the cops, and never to shy away from a fight. Growing up, she was fascinated by stories of his adventures as a tunnel rat in Vietnam, where he risked his life crawling into holes to search for American POWs. Ultimately, Danielle came to believe that when the man she adored drank too much, beat up strangers, or mistreated her mother, it was because the horror of those tunnels still lived inside him. Eventually her mom gave up and left, taking all the kids except one. When everyone else washed their hands of Dan Trussoni, Danielle would not. -- back cover.

subjects: Mental health,  Vietnam War, 1961-1975,  Family,  Veterans,  Biography,  Fathers and daughters,  Case studies,  Psychological aspects,  Daughters,  Vietnam war, 1961-1975, biography,  Vietnam war, 1961-1975, veterans,  Vietnam war, 1961-1975, psychological aspects,  Women, united states, biography,  Vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states

People: Dan Trussoni,  Danielle Trussoni

Places: United States