Breaking Contact

About the Book

Breaking Contact is a collection of poems and observations reflective of the wins and losses that come with life during and after military service. Read the wistful hopes and haunting concerns of a young soldier on the front lines of the Korean War. Visit with a WWII veteran in hospice. Break bread with a Chaplain’s assistant on a forward operating base in Afghanistan. Listen to the wisdom of an infantryman coping with TBI. Mourn the tragic departure of a Marine. Sit with a community college Veterans Affairs Manager as he speaks about the encounters he has with veterans and their family members.

About the Author

Mark E. Harden is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 whose active-duty military service to his country spanned four decades. Manager of Veterans Affairs and adjunct faculty at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas, Mr. Harden has had the honor and privilege of working with veterans from WWII to Afghanistan the past two decades. His poems have been published in numerous print and online anthologies. Author of Losing Mogadishu, he currently lives in Georgetown, Texas.