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Ballad of the Green Beret
I wanted American Legion members and all veterans to know about "Ballad of the Green Beret," my just-published biography of..
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The Illusion of Vietnam
The Illusion of Vietnam The plane approached Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The sight of the monstrous city sent electrical charges..
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A Soldier at the Wall
A Soldier At the Wall By Jean Meyer You can't imagine what I felt as I looked down at the names The..
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Normandy: A Father's Ship and a Son's Curiosity
My father-in-law asked me to find out what happened to his U.S. Navy ship, which had been at the Battle..
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Eerie Experience at the Arizona
In November, 1995, I went with my United Church of Christ, (a mainline denomination) pastor husband, David Venator, to Pearl..
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The Men at the Wall
The Men at the Wall By: Jean Meyer The men at the Wall aren't really there at all. The names, the faces, the..
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Patriotic drawing
My grandson Daniel Williams, in 1st grade, drew a picture and wrote "I was fighting in a war. It got..
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The Honor Guard
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"Forgotten"
On October 19, 1944 two young Navy pilots embarked on a mission to test newly developed radar for the U.S...
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They Gave Blood, Sweat and Tears-True Stories of American Veterans from WWII to Operation..
The stories you are about to read are real. I was able to interview 58 veterans during the course of..
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Treaded On Me!
In volume ll of the Treaded on Me! series, this new novel continues the supercharged plot that began in Rise..
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Blue Highway Warriors
Blue Highway Warriors is, in part, a tribute to the generosity of The American Legion. The Bike Trip America team..
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Bloodstained Sands: U.S. Amphibious Operation in World War II
For the men who served in America's Amphibious Forces during World War II, the conflict was an unceasing series of..
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Wordcommandos: encouraging veterans to write and submit
Robert Morgan Fisher is a writer, musician and teacher whose father served as a naval flight officer. For the last..
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Helping Heroes Fly
We are Pam Matt and Terri Keeney and we make up Helping Heroes Fly. (www.helpingheroesfly.com) We provide airfare to enlisted..
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Then, now and beyond
There was a bird with a yellow bill That perched upon my window sill I drew it near with a crust of..
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Visiting a hero
I was a corpsman with the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam 1967-1968. I spent all of my time at Delta..
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Guardian Bullet
A soldier's thrilled when the last bullet rang out through the sky Until he realized there was a sharp pain in his..
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INVISIBLE: PTSD's Stealth Attack on a Vietnam War Veteran
This is my real life story of flashbacks, nightmares, and anger alongside friendship, love and recovery. I suffered from post-traumatic..
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Soldier
My fifth grade students and I shared the picture book by Eve Bunting, "The Wall" about a young boy..
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GENERAL FOX CONNER: PERSHING'S CHIEF OF OPERATIONS AND EISENHOWER'S MENTOR
Dwight D. Eisenhower viewed Fox Conner as “the outstanding soldier of my time.” In the early 1920s, Conner transformed..
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ENCOUNTER ON A HILLSIDE
When the American Army in the Philippines surrendered on April 9, 1942, the Japanese 14th Army was stretched paper-thin, and..
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INVISIBLE: PTSD's Stealth Attack on a Vietnam War Veteran
After thirty-five years, a friend helped me realize that I had PTSD. With his encouragement, I got help. Through counseling,..
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RMS Queen Mary
My colleague, Nicole Strickland and I are in the process of researching for a new book we are writing about..
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Half Staff
Half Staff I happened to raise my eyes today To the flag pole on the lawn. I thought, oh no, it’s at half..
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The Chosen Few by Gregg Zoroya
The Chosen Few is the story of a single Company of U.S. paratroopers who were deployed to Afghanistan in 2007,..
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"Don't Step On Old Glory"
My poem "Don't Step On Old Glory" is one of many patriotic poems included in my latest poetry book entitled,..
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"Korea, No Longer Will They Be Forgotten"
My poem "Korea, No Longer Will They Be Forgotten" is about the Korean War which my Dad, Peter J. Mariotti..
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Love
I wake in the night To find you on my mind Deep in a dream, You'll always be Until the end of time I look..
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Agony and Ecstasy of Finding my Voice: a Memoir
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