Mary Edwards Wertsch
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Mary Edwards Wertsch is the author of the book Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress. This book is considered the seminal piece of literature dealing with the affects of growing up as a military brat. In writing the book, Wertsch, a reporter by training, interviewed over 80 military brats and documented the common themes in her book.
Wertsch was also behind the inspiration for Operation Footlocker. Operation Footlocker is a mobile monument for military brats. There are three footlockers that travels around the country to brat organizations and get togethers. At each location people are allowed to view the mementos other brats have contributed or to place something of their own in the footlocker. When the locker is filled, it is emptied. The contents of which are expected to be used as part of a museum dedicated to military brats.
Mary Edwards Wertsch now lives in St. Louis, but is routinely interviewed and invited to speak on the subject of military brats.
[edit] References
- TCKWorld Interview with Mary Wertsch
- Armed Forces Press Services Author Explains Culture for Fellow Military Brats
- Armed Forces Press Services Brats are a Special Breed
- Mary Edwards Wertsch (1991). Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress, New York, New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-58400-X
