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The Four Chaplains Poem
The Four Chaplains Poem SG-19, a six-ship convoy, Left New York Harbor in January 1943; Three troop transports, three Coast Guard cutters, With One..
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You Promised to Come Home
You Promised to Come Home is available on www.amazon.com. Follow the Solomons as they journey through The Great Depression, the..
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U.S. Coast Guard in Vietnam
In Vietnam's war-torn land and sea, The Coast Guard served with bravery, Unknown to most, their role untold,..
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WINGS ACROSS AMERICA
TOUR OF WINGS - POW/MIA WINGS Superhero steel wings to bring awareness of MIA from the Vietnam War. POW/MIA steel wings will..
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Sarsaparilla, please!
In the 1880s, men wearing chaps and spurs approached the bar, which was often no more than a 12-inch-wide piece..
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72 Hours of Hell: My Time in VA by Navy Veteran Amber Viola
This short story is about my time in the Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA) on a "voluntary" 72-hour hold. I was..
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Object Lessons: A Parris Island Memoir
This is an enduring account of one person's journey through basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris..
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Post Commander of Highland Park, IL Post 145
The Chicago Blackhawks honored Vietnam veteran and Silver Star recipient Army Captain Richard Lee during Military Appreciation Night, on November..
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Pearl Harbor 82nd Anniversary Ceremony - Doris Miller Memorial - Waco, TX
The Pearl Harbor 82nd Anniversary Ceremony was held at the Doris Miller Memorial in Waco, Texas on Dec. 7, 2023,..
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"Twelve Beds," a novel by D.R. Knudson
Ben Raymond is a complex man living in Minneapolis. A psychologist, Ben served as a military interrogator in Iraq and..
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December Story
Robert Haldi is a past Commander and Chaplain of Tennessee Tellico Lake Post 256. Thinking about suicide and life –..
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New songs by Vietnam vet David Arthur Furry
David Arthur Furry, Vietnam 1970-1971, is a singer-songwriter-guitarist who lives in the Minneapolis area. I have been writing songs..
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Steel Soldier, Guadalcanal Odyssey
My father, the most influential person in my life, passed away on March 20, 2008. As an intimate gift to..
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“Battle Scars”
Two years ago, I retired after a long and rewarding career as a network TV correspondent. The most jaw-dropping, eye-opening..
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Dear Uncle
Hello, As children, my siblings and I experienced several veteran suicides. Our uncle, a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) veteran, killed himself..
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"Sir, Paul, Thomas J."
My name is Thomas Jay Paul. I joined the U.S. Marine Corps in September 1963 at seventeen. After boot camp..
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Wreaths Across America - a new song
This new song is a musical tribute to all our living and lost military heroes. Let us remember the extraordinary..
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Smithfield, Virginia American Legion Post 49 honors WWII Veterans
Smithfield, Virginia American Legion Post 49 partnered with local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8545 and the Cypress Creek..
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A Blue Star Field for Veterans
Come evening, when stars fall and rise, a soldier lives, a soldier dies. A blue star field lives but a day to grow,..
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How I spent my Veterans Day
My wife observed my sedentary change in lifestyle since I retired, but rarely commented. Until the week before Veterans Day,..
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High school senior interviews veterans on YouTube
I'm Luke Basso, a high school senior who recently relocated from New York to North Carolina. I manage a YouTube..
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Target Area: A Leo Rossi Novel
When an Air Force general suddenly disappears and an ensuing search breaks out in Washington, D.C., it doesn’t take long..
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A Quiet Witness
QUIET WITNESS He died alone. Clean and content, secure, safe, and alone. His girlfriend, housekeeper, young companion preferred..
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Wives matter. Girlfriends do too.
This is hardly to knock the women who served and are serving in the military; you are beyond awesome to..
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My Uncle Down the Hall
I wrote a song about veterans. I hope you will like it and pass it on or use it; no..
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Damn the Valley
“Damn the Valley” was a phrase regularly uttered by the men who spent any amount of time in the Arghandab..
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My Brother (A Soldier's Poem)
We were relaxing in the Legion lounge. The camaraderie was special, unique. We’d all been there. We told stories of..
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American Legion Post 11 Riders score a couple of home runs for Hi-Line
Just so all you southern members (anyone south of Great Falls, Mont.) don’t think we are just up here prepping..
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Mac: The Wind Beneath My Wings
I grew up in the '50s and '60s, and my father filled our lives with humor, a love of reading..
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Finding Bomb Boogie: A Daughter's Search to Rediscover Her Father - the World War..
How often has it been said - my father was in World War II but didn’t want to talk about..
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