Martin Lentz wrote such a great
WW II play (D Day Again), I’ve
read it four times. I never read a
play four times! I haven’t spoken
to Sheila McDonald (who wrote
And So It Goes) to see what her
ties are to someone injured in
Afghanistan but they’re obviously there. You can feel it in the
writing. And I know the Korea
stuff from my dad.”
Those coming to “Shadows of
War” will not only hear the stories of veterans, they will have
the opportunity to help veterans as well. During the festival,
South Camden Theatre is working with Backpacks for Life — a
New Jersey non-profit organization that helps homeless vets.
Paprzycki learned about the organization and its founder, Sgt.
Brett D’Alessandro, USMC, one
night while watching NJTV.
D’Alessando now gets monetary donations to purchase
backpacks and then collects donations of toiletries and items
Watch the NJTV news segment on “Backpacks For Life”
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