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Raising Athena: A Mother and Daughter Attend West Point Thirty Years Apart
The hardest conflict to face is the one within. MyLinh Shattan is no stranger to conflict, from...
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The hardest conflict to face is the one within.
MyLinh Shattan is no stranger to conflict, from evacuating during the fall of Saigon to reporting to West Point shortly after it accepts women. But when her daughter, Cara, becomes a West Point cadet, she confronts memories she would rather leave behind and new fears as a military mom.
For thirty years, MyLinh evaded questions about serving in the US Army. Now, watching her daughter follow in her footsteps, she finds herself searching for answers.
Why does anyone join the military?
What's changed for women in the past three decades?
What hasn't?
Raising Athena is a passionate, nuanced, often philosophical testament to the dedication and courage of those who protect our country. This memoir explores in intimate detail the stories we tell ourselves--about war, the disconnect between myth and reality, and what it means to serve.
Author: Mylinh Brewster Shattan
Publisher: Houndstooth Press
Published: 04/21/2026
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781544551180
About the Author
Shattan, Mylinh Brewster: - MyLinh Brewster Shattan was born in Washington, DC, then lived in Saigon until evacuated with her family in 1975. She reported to West Point in 1987, where she was a cadet captain and captain of the women's track team. Upon graduation, she served as an army officer in a newly reunified Germany. She holds master's degrees from Queens University and Florida Southern College. As creator and editor of the TreeHouseLetter and podcast, she writes about the best ideas and writing out there. MyLinh's husband is her West Point classmate. Their three children also graduated from West Point and serve in the US Army.
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