Date of Award
2022
Degree Type
Restricted Access Thesis
Document Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English and Theatre
First Advisor
R. Dean Johnson
Department Affiliation
English
Second Advisor
Nancy Jensen
Department Affiliation
English
Third Advisor
Carter Sickels
Department Affiliation
English
Abstract
Decades after his father, Major Jack J. Wells, is killed in Vietnam, his youngest son James discovers hundreds of his letters spanning over two wars. The letters compel James to learn more about the father he lost as a child. And when he discovers the details of his father’s death are inexplicably classified, his journey for the truth begins.Through archival and field research across two continents, James learns about events that shaped his father's love for God, family, country, duty, and truth, as well as a CIA cover-up of his father’s death. As the details of a love story about moral injury, post-traumatic resilience, and the consequences of truth-telling evolve, a son connects with the man he barely knew, learning a new kind of love and faith as he inches closer to the truth.
Copyright
Copyright 2022 James B Wells
Recommended Citation
Wells, James B., "BECAUSE: A Son’s Odyssey to Expose a CIA Coverup and Find the Father He Never Knew" (2022). Online Theses and Dissertations. 774.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/774
