Vet saves his Grandsons life in a war that he had never been too

Category: Personal Experiences

Have you ever sat and listened to your grandfather or and older War veteran as they told their story of wars from the Past. If you havent you may want to do so as it might save your life one day.

Honor your Heroes in grand style

Category: Personal Experiences

Was your father or mother a Veteran? We want to honor them all. Read on and find out what we have planned for Memorial day!

My Love Affair with “Connie” USS Constellation CVA-64

Category: Personal Experiences

This about the seven years I spent aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation CVA-64. It covers some fo the events dating from just after the big fire until 1959. It is about the daily routines telling of tragedy and some of the fun stuff that went on.

Beauty and Rest

Category: Poetry

See the water and all the little rainbows as the rain falls on a sunny day.

A Solder’s Plight

Category: Poetry

Dedicated to all the wives with love ones in the fight

A Solder’s Dream

Category: Poetry

Some of you might remember these nights. Maybe it will bring back some old memories.

MY CHEMICAL MOUNTAIN

Category: Books

We live by the best landfill ever. I flipped my dirt bike there once. Plus I've got a sketchbook full of uranium monsters. My friend Cornpup likes to show off the weird bumps on his back for a dollar. And Charlie, he'll drink red creek water on a dare.

Divine Fate - A True Story

Category: Books

Army infantryman Paul Pinkerton returns from the Vietnam War angry and haunted by the past. Sandy Campbell struggles to make sense of her tragic childhood. By chance their worlds collide one Valentine's Day, setting them on a remarkable journey together.

A Stranger's Hero

Category: Poetry

A poem for Veteran's day. In dedication of everything they have done and for who they did it for.

Ray Anderson's Eyewitness Account to World War II

Category: Personal Experiences

His epic story of participating in five invasions in the Pacific during history's greatest conflict

The War News

Category: Poetry

During WWII the war news wasn't the same as today. There seemed to be much more interest and concern. I was a five year old but I sensed the importance.

God Will Not Fail - CD Project

Category: Music

An inspiring traditional gospel CD with songs that take you back to church along with an inspiring sermonette to encourage your Soul to Sing in spite of

Letters Home: A Paratrooper's Story

Category: Books

Last August, a movie captured theater audiences with its gripping story of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team's dangerous mission in the height of World War II. The story behind Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed is a true story, inspired by a book by L. Vaughn Curtis called Letters Home: A Paratrooper's Story

A Battlefield Promotion

Category: Books

This is a story of war and love and basic decency and friendship in the Pacific Field of Operation. A Battlefield Promotion by Lowell D. Emenhiser, Diane M. Boyd (Editor) Nook Book $2.99 Kindle Edition $2.99

Zipper Light

Category: Poetry

...a soldier's spirit rises as the zipper of a Body Bag is closed

Military Tinnitus Event - Salute to Silence Tinnitus

Category: Personal Experiences

Hi, my name is Sal Gentile a Tinnitus suffer from Tampa, Florida and I am a Military Veteran and the American Tinnitus Association Lead Event Coordinator for “Salute to Silence Tinnitus”. I would like to tell my story.

Brave Hearts and Their Cradles - A Pictorial Presentation of Native American Cradleboards

Category: Books

A book featuring Native American cradlebords. Cradleboards are often referred to as a papoose carrier in the white culture. These utiltarian objects of art and affection were used for safety of the baby for transportation of the baby by the mother. Each tribe constructed their cradles in a manner that represented their tribal art and the best design for the mother to use as a carrier. Each cradle was made from the natural materials that grew in the environment in which they lived. .

The 40-year-old Medic Bag

Category: Personal Experiences

After 40 years of being out of Vietnam, a medic is reunited with his medica bag and his past........

Postcard Memories From World War II: Finding Lost Keepsakes 70 Years Later

Category: Books

What began as a hobby of collecting postcards written by soldiers during World War II has become a book that captures the joys and sorrows of those soldiers and their loved ones left at home to worry and to wait.

When A Soldier Dies

Category: Visual Arts

This is a powerful and moving tribute to our men and women of the armed forces who have given the ultimate sacrifice! Poem is by Raicynda Velyn and is posted on youtube. http://youtu.be/f8qOM0GvLWs

I owe a debt

Category: Poetry

A poem for the American Veterans.

"9/11 I remember..."

Category: Personal Experiences

The Preface is written by daughter, Rosa Maria Lopez: This story is about my Dad's personal experience of the tragic events of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center eleven years ago now. He wrote about the role of Jerome Dominguez, a NYC police officer of the Emergency Service Unit, truck #3, of the Bronx. And this is his story...

Independence

Category: Poetry

A poem entitled "Independence".

The Battle

Category: Poetry

A poem entitled "The Battle".

The Vietnam Wall

Category: Poetry

A heart rendering moment

A student's view on the Marine Corps Ball

Category: Personal Experiences

Honoring the Marine Corps Birthday is more to a Marine than just a celebration. It is an achievement. Thirteen weeks of back breaking training is something most of us will never get to experience. Marines are prepared to fight and die for this country and so this celebration is like there second birthday. Each Ball counts as another year of survival for the Marines and their loved ones. 237 years of tradition and commitment to this country, we are the land of the free because of the brave!

Memories---Gratitude

Category: Personal Experiences

World War II Memorial - Honor Flight - Hero's - Train Ride - Greatest Generation - Nursing Careers All of the above phrases have prompted me to share an experience which has shaped and touched the lives of many.

Pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com

Category: Personal Experiences

Everett Smith served with the 187th regiment, 11th Airborne Division during the Second World War. With time and age his scrapbook (kept by his mother) began to become damaged. Here in this blog are photographs, his letters and thoughts are included with a background of the entire unit's experience. I would be honored to have this included in your records, for I am the last of his bloodline.

TAKE CHARGE!; Americanism and Leadership Explained

Category: Books

This book is an instruction for those who sense a better,future, It defines leadership, natural law, where are we, work, education, government, health & wealth and where we should be going. A great people will have faced and solved great problems. Great leaders are the result of the high expectation of an informed and demanding electorate. It is efficient for one to move the many into the future. This book defines Americanism...our Yankee heritage. ...Our 'can do' attitude.

Warriors, Diplomats, Heroes, Why America's Army Succeeds

Category: Books

American soldiers are warriors, diplomats, and heroes - leaders, thinkers, and doers. They are courageous and tenacious, disciplined and focused, thoughtful and selfless. Through their dedication and sacrifice America's Army has built an unparalleled legacy of achievement. The experiences of soldiers individually, and the achievements of the Army collectively offer valuable lessons. These hard won lessons apply to circumstances far removed from the battlefield. Learn why America's Army success.

"Baby On The Way"

Category: Poetry

The poem "Baby On The Way" was written on August 27, 2012 by Les L. White.

ARDENCY

Category: Personal Experiences

How fine might the world have been but for ungodly war? The privileged of Freedom exacts a price; from the ardent brave, the supreme sacrifice, and yet, all is not loss, although most high-tagged are the priceless gifts our soldiers give, the ultimate sacrifices they have made, and are likely, by the Grace of God, to courageously offer in the future, as Freedom and the love of Freedom are not the ways of this sometimes, in some places, somewhat dismal world in all its dissension and discord...

Tough Care

Category: Books

A tender and honest account of a husband caring for his dying spouse, Tough Care, by Bernard Mooney offers advice and support to those in, or about to face, similar situations. His wife Celia proudly served in the US Army Women’s Corps during the Vietnam Era. Years later, however, she was stricken by serious illnesses that caused her to deteriorate from a young and vivacious soldier, woman, wife, and mother, to a severely incapacitated homecare patient.

Fire at the MGM Grand November 1980

Category: Personal Experiences

On a cold November morning the MGM Grand on the Las Vagas strip was on fire. The 302nd Special Operations Squadron out of Phoenix, Arizona was on a TDY at Nellis AFB, just north of Las Vagas. The 302nd responded with three HH-3E heavy lift helicopters to assist local first responders with rescue and transport efforts. I was the Flight Engineer on Pony 01 the first helicopter to arrive.

Angels On Our Shoulders

Category: Books

At the age of seventeen, I enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Force and was on active duty, February 22, 1944, two weeks after age eighteen. This interrupted my college education. Our crew represented eleven different states. The B-29 Superfortress was the most awesome bomber of WWII. On arrival at Saipan, we were assigned to the 73rd Bomb Wing, sooth Bombardment Group, 883rd Squadron. Each round trip mission to Japan was 3,000 miles over the ocean.

BETSY

Category: Music

Betsy Ross song lyrics

The Military Working Dog 70 Years of Praise

Category: Personal Experiences

There is a bill in the Senate called, “Canine Members of the Armed Services Act (S.2134), which is intended to reclassify MWDs as canine members of the armed forces, instead of being classified as ‘equipment’. It seems to be stalled in Congress (the House of Representatives has a companion bill processing). I urge every member of the American Legion to contact their representatives in Washington and ask them to support these bills.

The Forgotten 500

Category: Books

I am a retired Senior Master Sargeant from the United Stated Air force. I served proudly from 1950 to 1972. I was given credit for my Korean War Service by preforming duties with the 529th ACW Sqdn,529th ACW Group, 20th Air Force on Okinawa late 1951 and early 1952. B-29 Bombers were flying daily missions over Korea at that time. I served with the Director of Materials Office, Headquarters 7th Air Force at TanSon Nhut Air Base, Siagon, Vietnam from April 1966 to May 1967 .

Infantryman

Category: Poetry

I've lived the life of an Infantryman, It's a sad story that may make you wail. If the hells of war frighten you, Then please do not read this tale.

A Soldier's Prayer

Category: Poetry

Now I lay me down to sleep, And hope my dreams are thoughtful and deep. I pray that tonight I’m not awaken, By bombs exploding and the ground shakin’. I hope that I can get some peaceful rest, And wish that the next day will be blessed. All I want is to sleep through the night, So that tomorrow I’m ready for another fight. I pray my dreams are of my family, As I make sacrifices to keep them free. May you watch over and keep them safe, As they wait for me and remain brave.

Walk A Mile

Category: Poetry

For centuries They have been in the fight, Serving our country and doing what's right. They have worked so hard to pay their dues, I'm honored to walk a mile in their shoes. They will answer the call when we need, Filling their ranks is such a rare breed. They won't give up or know how to lose, I'm honored to walk a mile in their shoes.

Heart Of A Soldier

Category: Poetry

As the sun burns down it bakes my skin, I can feel my patience beginning to wear thin. Walking endless miles in this scorching heat, And I can feel the sand burning my feet. On my back I carry this unbearable load, As I walk along this seemingly endless road. The weight is so much that I can barely stand, To get up off my knee I need a helping hand.

Before I Forget

Category: Books

Ever wish you'd had the chance to visit with your Dad or Grandfather and talk about their time in the service during World War II? Here is the author's response to his daughters' request for that story. From the new recruit to the bombing missions over Europe through the dark period as a Prisoner of War, the author's story unfolds in a straightforward manner with pathos and humor. It will find a place in your library of favorites. Available at Amazon.com

Better Listen

Category: Poetry

A message from our fallen.

A Diamond on The Wall - Memoir of the Youngest Green Beret in Vietnam (1967-1968)

Category: Books

At the official website for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, description is given regarding the symbols that either precede or follow each of the 58,272 names that are indelibly etched into The Wall. This is the story of how three American Green Berets (of which I was one), along with 160 Montagnard Strikers, succeeded in accomplishing what a Battalion of the 4th Division could not do - and in the process, insured that A Diamond on The Wall precedes the name of one fallen American Warrior.

The Kiwi bird story

Category: Personal Experiences

The story of the Kiwi loosing it's ability to fly, in comparison to the Army and the other three branches.

461st Ordinance Ammunition Company, Wonju Korea 1951/52

Category: Personal Experiences

My personal experiences in Wonju, Korea 1951/52

I Am America and I Remember

Category: Poetry

America is a country that remembers her children who give their all.

Walking The Tiger's Path: A Soldier's Spiritual Journey in Iraq

Category: Books

Imagine practicing meditation amidst the violence and chaos of war. Sergeant Kendel documented his experiences in the award-winning memoir Walking the Tiger’s Path: A Soldier’s Spiritual Journey in Iraq. Published in 2011, the book has received multiple awards, including: Nautilus Silver Award; International Book Award; and USA Book News Best Books Award.

Sad Marine

Category: Poetry

A poem for marines

Above and Beyond Bravery Award

Category: Film / Documentary

Above and Beyond Bravery Award” Recipient, Colonel Spencer Wurst got his baptism of fire in Italy during the Battle of Arnone; the jump on D-Day and the liberation of Ste. Me're Eglise, a grueling month of combat in the hedgerows of Normandy, the battle with the German SS for the highway bridge at Nijmegen, Holland and survival in the Ardennes, in a long, bitter march toward the shoulder of the Bulge. A member of Frances Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his part in the liberation of France.

New Book Details Effort to Secure Omaha Beach on D-Day

Category: Books

"Intact: A First-Hand Account of the D-Day Invasion from a Fifth Rangers Company Commander" is an eyewitness account of the landing of the Fifth Ranger Infantry Battalion on Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion. Told from the viewpoint of Company Commander John C. Raaen, Jr., the book draws heavily from several period documents written by Raaen during and shortly after the war and details precise locations of events wherever possible.

Piloted to Serve: Memoirs of World War II Veteran Rebecca Chung

Category: Books

This 240-page book is the autobiography of World War II U.S. Veteran Rebecca Chung, a Nurse with the Flying Tigers and the U.S. Army (under Chennault in Kunming, China) and then China National Aviation Corporation based in India. Including photos and documents, it covers her medical work during Japanese air raids and her flights across the Hump (Himalayas) between India and China, in addition to her Hump romance, sacrifices and Christian faith. A Foreword by Mrs. Anna Chennault is included.

Remembering The Forgotten Vet's

Category: Personal Experiences

We are now after an unacceptable period of time bringing the recognition of the Vietnam Veteran to the American people for the recognition that was shamefully denied them. I watched with pride the recent awarding of the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War hero that somehow "fell through the crack". I commend the individual who discovered this oversight and pursued with vigor to right a wrong for a Screaming Eagle Army hero. The stigma of this regrettable War may be finally over.

Above and Beyond Bravery Award

Category: Visual Arts

The Above and Beyond Bravery Award.

The Deguello - The A-Team that started a War

Category: Books

Based on the incredible true story-- Read the new book about the first Special Forces A-Team into Afghanistan after 9/11. "The Mission of a Lifetime!" --AirForce Times A incredible history of Green Beret's waging Unconventional Warfare during the opening salvo of Operation Enduring Freedom. --SOFREP.com Available now @ Amazon.com

Coat of Armor

Category: Visual Arts

Dr. King had his dream.... Then, Obama came on the scene, now I ask you... please let me be free at last, free at last.... and I'll thank God all mighty... When i see Veterans with this design, and I'll be free at Last! Gwendolyn Locklear (wife of a buffalo soldier) and 2 tour Vietnam Veteran, that I hope will live long enough to see this day come! (Vocal Cord Cancer)

WWII Memories

Category: Poetry

Poem about my memories of WWII.

A hole on the Hoel

Category: Personal Experiences

USS HOEL DDG13 69/70 WESTPAC On a hot, eternal Summer’s day at the equator during the USS Hoel’s 5th Westpac cruise, the forward fire room lost power. Emergency measures had to be used to avoid an explosion in the fire room.

The American Connection to the sinking of HMS Dasher

Category: Books

What caused the horrific explosion? Who was to blame? Why were bodies buried in a deep pit? Why was the Dasher disaster shrouded in secrecy? The shocking scandals are all revealed in this real life drama, meticulously recorded by the authors over long years of unwavering research. It is heart-rending and shocking and involves intrigue, duplicity, secrecy and perhaps most shocking off all, disrespect for next-of-kin who were denied information about what happened to the crew of Dasher.

Wayne T. "The Bombdog" Bernhardt

Category: Personal Experiences

"They honored Wayne with a Fallen Soldier ceremony. Soldiers lined both sides of the C-130 with the casket bearers solemnly marching Wayne to the aircraft. The soldiers all saluted Wayne as he passed and a prayer was said for him."

The Cemetery Glade

Category: Poetry

A tribute to our fall now resting in military cemeteries.

Owed to the Life of the Soldier

Category: Poetry

I chose to work for a defense contractor and build F4 aircraft rather than going to Nam. Yes it was important, BUT -

Operation: Military Resource

Category: Books

Are you looking for help for your military life? Maybe you need help with ways to solve emergency situations or find educational assistance. This book will quickly become your go-to resource for everything that could happen in your military life! This book is full of thousands of up-to-date resources and organizations that were created with one specific goal in mind: To help military families past and present!

Reflections of Vietnam

Category: Visual Arts

A photo Gallery set to music done by my local station DaNang Hue 1970 after tet http://youtu.be/_jrbowavcYA

Texas Fight: The History of Army ROTC at The University of Texas at Austin

Category: Books

This book represents the first in-depth academic study of UT Army ROTC. It covers not only the years since 1947 when Army ROTC arrived, but the book also addresses the numerous fights going back to the 1920s as to whether UT should host an ROTC unit. Texas Fight will be of interest both to UT ROTC graduates, regardless of branch, and to non-ROTC Texas Exes interested in their alma mater’s history. Students of campus-based officer training will also find the work an interesting case study.

"Going"

Category: Music

My first song "Going" by Harmonic Herb is on Youtube.com. and is copyrighted. I wrote, sang & composed this song. I make no money from you listening to it. It's country, two step, type music. I didn't play Harmonica on this one but I will on my up coming album. Also there will be a song about Vietnam. I'm trying to break into country music in Nashville and I need all the fans I can get.

Remembering the defenders of liberty- America's Armed Forces

Category: Poetry

left on my doorstep at christmas... also came with a card and a thank you letter.

Brother and Sister

Category: Poetry

This poem is my inner reflection towards the tragedy that occurred the day the World Trade Centers fell.

remembering the defenders of liberty- america's armed forces

Category: Poetry

The true value of a life..Is measured not In possessions aquired, But, in hands helped Minds taught And hearts that you've inspired. A Hero Is not measured In medals or parades, But, in quiet courage Selfless deeds And sacrifices made. In acts of kindness Great and small Which cannot be repaid. In broken hearts Made whole again. In lives that you have saved. You stand for what is right and true Giving all that you can give, To help protect our nation, And this world In which we live.( more>)

Cyber Styletto

Category: Books

A malicious computer network attack on a traffic management system in California causes the deaths of eight innocent people. Yvonne Tran, a former black hat computer hacker now working as a contractor for a government agency called CyberCom, is called in to investigate. Tran and her team - composed of former military Special Forces and civilian computer experts - must pinpoint the location where the probe originated and stop the perpetrators before they launch their next attack on Christmas Day.

Terrorists and the Terchova Treasure - In My Brother's Place

Category: Books

My wife and I were trapped between Tangiers and Madrid on 9/11. Our experiences motivated me to write a story not only about the tragedy of that day, but how we as a nation need to regain our patriotism and can-do spirit if we are to pass on our freedoms and opportunities to future generations. We are distracted by many minor events and material concerns that lead us nowhere. My story is dedicated to the civilian and military defenders of our nation from its origin to the present day.

Kansas 75 Soldiers Killed In Action Remember Us !!

Category: Visual Arts

75 Kansas Soldier KIA ( Lest We Forget )

iBOT Documentary with Gary Sinise

Category: Film / Documentary

The American Legion approved a Resolution in 2009 supporting the efforts of America's Huey 091 Foundation (www.huey091foundation.org) in their support of veterans and their families. Gary Sinise introduces and narrates the life changing benefits of the iBOT to the quality of life of four handicapped veterans who have the benefit of a iBOT.

The Full Coat of Armor

Category: Visual Arts

They came, they saw, they did what they had to do, they "Armored Up", and got all jobs done! And all women that served , humbled, they "Armored Up", as well! Today we are humbled at VA, (Auxillary Members) and try to give Vets what they well deserve for their services . Thank all of you for your Armor!

Operation Highjump: The diary of a young sailor

Category: Books

Serving on Admiral Byrd's team for the Antarctic Expedition at the end of WW II was a privilege that only a handful of sailors would enjoy. Experience first hand, through the eyes of 19 year old Richard "Dick" Miller, the daily events aboard the S.S. Pine Island. The harsh conditions, the dangerous missions, the fun and friendships that occurred kept these men on their toes! A preview of the book resides here: www.ohj.booksforelders.com

Honor Guard

Category: Poetry

Thru rain or sleet or heat or snow, the American Legion Honor Guard will go.

"You're Our Soldiers"

Category: Poetry

I wrote this tribute to our fallen soldiers last spring after visiting the grave of a young fallen soldier who was recently killed in combat.

MAPPING A VICTORY

Category: Books

When I looked at the bulletin board at March Field during the autumn of 1942, I was stunned to learn I'd been assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit in Culver City, CA. And I had no idea why. This story is excerpted from BEYOND HOLLYWOOD: A Memoir of Fate, Luck, the Unexplained & Living the American Dream. The book is available at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Hollywood-Memoir-Unexplained-American/dp/0615482740/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324410663&sr=1-1

Radar Man

Category: Books

I served in the Navy as an instructor in the Radio and Radar Technicians School on Chicago's Navy Pier during World War II. I have published an autobiographical book that describes events in my life that helped me enjoy over 40 years as an aerospace engineer and physicist. It is available in print and electronic forms from Amazon. It is titled "Radar Man, A Personal History of Stealth". I believe that you would enjoy reading it. Edward Lovick, Jr.

Pearl Harbor Christmas

Category: Film / Documentary

Pearl Harbor Christmas

Two Choices

Category: Personal Experiences

How I joined the service.

GOING HOME

Category: Personal Experiences

Standing on the shore-line we watched a cruise ship heading home. The American flag waiving briskly in the wind with the ships band playing our National Anthem. We cried as we also wished to go home, The place was Venice, Italy and we were on leave of absence from The U.S. Army in Germany sight seeing Europe but no other sight could remove the thoughts of going home,for that we had to wait.

American Legion Post #140 Family

Category: Personal Experiences

Wonderful things around the Community.

Arlington

Category: Poetry

Several years ago while visiting the grave of a friend at Arlington I was struck by the silence and beauty of the surroundings, these words came to me:

Community Economic Literacy

Category: Books

We veterans served for numerous reasons and left the service with some expectations. In my post military and post college years, I have learned that most Americans are functionally illiterate when it comes to civics and the economic activities of their communities. Improving this knowledge is essential to our economic futures. Please join me in the effort. I have written Community Economic Literacy and created the AMERICAN PIE seminar to address the problem. Visit me at www.Amazon.com.

Souderton Legion Burger Day

Category: Personal Experiences

Homemade cheeseburgers help warm the hearts of those who serve this country!

The Last Mission

Category: Poetry

This poem is dedicated to the US Army Air Corps of World War II, in commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, 2011

Can't

Category: Poetry

Can’t tell where we move to, Can’t mention the date, Can’t even remember the meals that we ate. Don’t know what our plan is, Don’t where will land, Couldn’t inform you if met by band.

Patriot Heart

Category: Books

Read the poignant and informative letters written by a true patriot from the Civil War battlefields. George Ashworth Cobham was an immigrant who became a Brevet Brigadier General in the Civil War. He has given us insight, with over a hundred personal letters to his family depicting the horror and carnage of the land he loved. His correspondence documents his travels through major battles of the Civil War.

LIFE'S TREASURES!

Category: Poetry

Life’s Treasures! These are the things that matter..family…friends..and the simple things that God provides for us each day…(Published The Wishing Well..Treasures Edition..Eber Wein)

Pearl Harbor Rememberance day

Category: Personal Experiences

With Pearl Harbor Remembrance day fast approaching, I'd like to remind everyone to ready your busy schedule and prepare to lower your flag(s) to honor the soldiers that gave their life to protect the freedom we hold so dear in this country

An American Experience, The First Ninety-Three Years

Category: Books

An autobiography of a life covering 80% of the 20th century and 10% of the 21st. The story of a LA farm boy who went to school in a covered wagon but became a prominent trial attorney during 6 administrations in the U. S. Department of Justice, after servicing on the staff of RAdm. Durgin in the Medit. and during the major battles of the Pac. (CVE's). Book in hardback. Also covers pro bono work in genealogically based orgs such as NSSAR (former Pres. DCSSAR). Kamikaze at Okinawa

"17 ' Vietnam"

Category: Poetry

Dedicated to childhood friends: PFC Johnny Mailloux, USMC, casualty of war on 24 Nov 68, found on panel 38 on the west wall, line #50. CPL Billy Flint, US Army, casualty of war on 01 Sept 68, found on panel 45 on the west wall, line #18. Denny Gray, dying later from problems stemming from the war. We grew up in the projects of East Lynn, MA, the po side of town.

The Road of Life

Category: Poetry

I woke up about 4:30 in the morning and started to think about my life and how good God has been and my family through the years "The Road of Life" is for everyone to travel his own way.

Every Thought of You, A Sailor's Love Letters from the Pacific World War II

Category: Books

Paul L. Edwards' almost 700 love letters to his bride during World War II are compiled into a 684 page book telling his Navy "Seabee" story from Boot Camp and the South Pacific. Re-live life during the war.

The Veteran

Category: Poetry

It’s the veteran, who, after birthing the nation with Washington in the Revolution, took his family past the Appalachians to the Mississippi.

In Love With An Airborne Ranger

Category: Poetry

He was always gone in the middle of the night. Always the first one in the middle of a fight. Don't remember that fairytale, had all those lonely nights. Always so proud of your man, leading the wayevery chance he can. Mother tried to warn you, but you fell in love with an Airborne Ranger

I was Born out of Freedom and I Stand for All

Category: Poetry

A Salute to the American Flag: I was Born out of Freedom and I Stand for All

THE PAKISTAN CAULDRON: CONSPIRACY, ASSASSINATION & INSTABILITY by James P. Farwell

Category: Books

If you'd like to know what makes Pakistani politics tick, and to uncover its culture of conspiracy and betrayal, you'll enjoy this good read.

It was you and I

Category: Poetry

I wrote this as a song, but it works as a poem also. It was written a few years after I came back from Viet Nam when it seemed that all Nam vet were not all that well received, in fact, some thought we were all just crazy. At any rate, this is how I remember the media dealing with us.

Morning Glory

Category: Poetry

I love the United States of American and especially our flag and what it stands for!

The Wisdom That We Gained

Category: Music

Five years after the fall of Saigon I wrote "The Wisdom That We Gained". Those words, written so many years ago, have given me and many other Vietnam Vets a reason for our sacrifice and service to our country.

Navy Retiree's Restore Vintage Bomber

Category: Personal Experiences

An abandoned Douglas A-3D Skywarrior restored from airport eyesore to airport beauty

My America

Category: Poetry

I wrote this poem in March 2008 to honor all Veterans, especially those from WWII. The hallowed ground spoken of was visited during the year 1963 and later. These words are, quite simply, my feelings regarding my country and those who have served, and who continue to serve her.

The Gurney Race by Leonard Raines

Category: Poetry

This poem honors my fellow patients who struggled with me, in grim good humor, to recover at The Philadelphia Naval Hospital in 1968-69. The events are a true representation of the facts I witnessed.

SOUL EXPLOSION

Category: Books

You can achieve your life’s dream, if you commit your life to Jesus Christ, and be reborn in the Holy Spirit, and focus all of your energy on your goal. Dr. Rick Scarnati in SOUL EXPLOSION tells how he accomplished the impossible by giving his life to Jesus and becoming “SUPERCHARGED” by the Holy Spirit.

Given All

Category: Poetry

All gave some, some gave all!

THE FARM BOY FROM NEBRASKA

Category: Poetry

World War II Veterans fought for the right reasons

Lieutenant Henry: Memoir of a Marine

Category: Books

1968 was a defining year in our country’s history - Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated, free love, Vietnam protests, Black Power and the dawn of the drug culture were in full stride. It was also the year that a young college student decided to transfer from the Navy to the Marine Corps; The metamorphosis of a student to a combat officer. The odyssey takes you from training to Vietnam. There is never a dull moment. The journey is both fast paced and intense.

90 Percent: A Memoir of My Demise and Rise

Category: Books

Jasper Beamon, a retired Navy CEO "receives an ominous e-mail from his soul mate telling him that she is about to publish a book about their relationship which sends Jasper into a neurotic tailspins where he is forced to examine his life. But will he?" 90 Percent: A Memoir of My Demise and Rise is a literary novel sizzling with passion and crackling with humor. It is intertwined with romance, political commentary, history and pop culture.

Patriots Among Us: Never Forget

Category: Books

“There he is in the white shirt, fifth from the end…” So begins the bloody nightmare. Dewey Dunkkin thought his covert past was long forgotten, but there’s a Russian sniper out there who doesn't believe in forgetting… or in America’s national security. He believes in revenge, and is determined to kill him...as well as bring down the U. S. Presidency. Sexcapades, conspiracies, and a wake of murders...Dewey’s patriotic saga will have you laughing, guessing and on the edge of your seat.

With A Tear In Your Eye

Category: Poetry

I wrote this poem to honor Sgt. Bryan Anderson who lost both legs and one arm in Iraq. He is from Rolling Meadows, Il. and a true patriot. I was inspired to write "With A Tear In Your Eye" when Bryan was in Walter Reed Hospital recovering from his injuries. His mother asked all who visited, "Not to cry".

I have fought

Category: Poetry

"I have seen a thousand battles, and fought in a hundred wars"

WINGS OVER SAKISHIMA

Category: Books

Hundreds of lives were saved from Kamikaze attacks against ships that were supporting the battle at Okinawa due to the action taken by the US Navy and their allies flying from Aircraft Carriers against the nearby SAKISHIMA islands. For 82 days plus, fighters and bombers attacked Kamikaze airfields in order to neutralize them.Overshadowed by the raging ground war battles at Okinawa, little has ever been written about the air action that took place at the same time at Sakishima islands until now.

Why I Fight: A common soldier's take on war

Category: Personal Experiences

“Epic Words” of a warrior.

Tiger Hound, How We Won the War and Lost the Country

Category: Books

A first person history of the Vietnam War.

Product of the USA, Red Boots Country Music

Category: Music

What do Patti Page, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Hank Williams Sr., Gene Autry, Loretta Lynn, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans have in common with country music chart-climber Joyce Shaffer? They have been or will be inducted into America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame Aug. 29-Sept. 4 in LeMars, Iowa. 36th National Old Time Country Bluegrass Festival, LeMars, Iowa, Aug. 29-Sept. 4.

"Hardest Job in the U.S. Navy Seabees”

Category: Books

A sniper was terrorizing our camp at Tent City in Quang Tri for more than 30 days. If we lit a cigarette after dark we were likely to be targets for a sniper shot. We used a red lens in our flashlights at night if we went to the outhouse or shower so we would not be an easy target. We were quite relieved when the Marines propped up this dead Viet Cong sniper on the barbed wire fence outside our mess tent for all of us to see as we exited from breakfast. The Marines did their job.

"21"

Category: Music

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Saluting Liberty

Category: Poetry

For Evil slithers unprovoked, its memoirs masquerading in endless graves of tyranny, its victims promenanding Before the Throne of Justice like a thundering waterfall, while here—a bugler wails his taps in mournful protocol.

"Kaziah the Goat Woman"

Category: Film / Documentary

The film delves into Hancock’s life in polygamy and her escape to freedom, her accomplishments as an artist, and her experience with raising goats. To see Hancock’s paintings and learn more about her award-winning documentary.

"Warriors in the Night"

Category: Music

It was my honor to write “Warriors in the Night” about them and to let them know that there are still some Americans that appreciate what they do. These heroes are a "cut above" and America is blessed to have these unique warriors on our side! So to all the Special Operators, please enjoy my song dedicated to you and know that you will never be forgotten. I pray God’s richest blessings and protection on these warriors and their families.

"A Soldiers Mom"

Category: Poetry

I pray for your peace of mind,
Your steady aim,
For your intuition and senses to be keen.
I pray you find happiness in your heart
And kindness when you are far from home.

"I’m Praying Hard for You” – Love Letters to a Death Camp

Category: Books

Jo wrote to Bill on Nov. 5, 1941. Darling: Five days gone & each worse than the one before. Our model child goes to sleep right after 6 & sleeps thru the night so it is plenty quiet. Where are you? (Don't you wish you knew?) I do.

"It's Written In The Earth"

Category: Poetry

It’s written in the earth, That sunshine follows rain. It’s written in the earth, That sorrow comes again, That wars will ever roam. It’s written in the earth, While far away from home.